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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 Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was Richard—and he had never been handsome.
addicted
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From this reading He had a considerable independence besides two good livings—and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her.
all
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From this reading Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was Richard—and he had never been handsome.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was Richard—and he had never been handsome.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading He had a considerable independence besides two good livings—and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.
Catherine
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From this reading No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.
character
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From this reading Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her.
clergyman
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From this reading Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was Richard—and he had never been handsome.
considerable
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From this reading He had a considerable independence besides two good livings—and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters.
constitution
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From this reading Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense, with a good temper, and, what is more remarkable, with a good constitution.
daughters
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From this reading He had a considerable independence besides two good livings—and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.
father
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From this reading Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a considerable independence besides two good livings—and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was Richard—and he had never been handsome.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was Richard—and he had never been handsome.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.
heroine
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From this reading No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was Richard—and he had never been handsome.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.
independence
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From this reading He had a considerable independence besides two good livings—and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters.
infancy
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From this reading No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense, with a good temper, and, what is more remarkable, with a good constitution.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a considerable independence besides two good livings—and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her.
livings
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From this reading He had a considerable independence besides two good livings—and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters.
locking
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From this reading He had a considerable independence besides two good livings—and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters.
man
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From this reading Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was Richard—and he had never been handsome.
more
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From this reading Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense, with a good temper, and, what is more remarkable, with a good constitution.
Morland
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From this reading No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.
mother
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From this reading Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was Richard—and he had never been handsome.
neglected
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From this reading Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was Richard—and he had never been handsome.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was Richard—and he had never been handsome.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had a considerable independence besides two good livings—and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was Richard—and he had never been handsome.
own
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From this reading Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her.
person
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From this reading Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her.
plain
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From this reading Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense, with a good temper, and, what is more remarkable, with a good constitution.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was Richard—and he had never been handsome.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense, with a good temper, and, what is more remarkable, with a good constitution.
respectable
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From this reading Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was Richard—and he had never been handsome.
Richard
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From this reading Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was Richard—and he had never been handsome.
seen
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From this reading No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.
sense
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From this reading Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense, with a good temper, and, what is more remarkable, with a good constitution.
situation
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From this reading Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her.
supposed
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From this reading No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.
temper
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From this reading Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense, with a good temper, and, what is more remarkable, with a good constitution.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was Richard—and he had never been handsome.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.
two
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From this reading He had a considerable independence besides two good livings—and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters.
up
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From this reading He had a considerable independence besides two good livings—and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters.
useful
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From this reading Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense, with a good temper, and, what is more remarkable, with a good constitution.
very
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From this reading Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was Richard—and he had never been handsome.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was Richard—and he had never been handsome.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense, with a good temper, and, what is more remarkable, with a good constitution.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense, with a good temper, and, what is more remarkable, with a good constitution.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was Richard—and he had never been handsome.
woman
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From this reading Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense, with a good temper, and, what is more remarkable, with a good constitution.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.
