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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 _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
almost
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From this reading I have had my pen in my hand to begin a letter to you almost every day since you left Bath, but have always been prevented by some silly trifler or other.
always
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From this reading I have had my pen in my hand to begin a letter to you almost every day since you left Bath, but have always been prevented by some silly trifler or other.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I really am quite ashamed of my idleness; but in this horrid place one can find time for nothing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
answering
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From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
apologies
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From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
April
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From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading I really am quite ashamed of my idleness; but in this horrid place one can find time for nothing.
Bath
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From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have had my pen in my hand to begin a letter to you almost every day since you left Bath, but have always been prevented by some silly trifler or other.
begin
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From this reading I have had my pen in my hand to begin a letter to you almost every day since you left Bath, but have always been prevented by some silly trifler or other.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next morning brought the following very unexpected letter from Isabella:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I really am quite ashamed of my idleness; but in this horrid place one can find time for nothing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have had my pen in my hand to begin a letter to you almost every day since you left Bath, but have always been prevented by some silly trifler or other.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I really am quite ashamed of my idleness; but in this horrid place one can find time for nothing.
Catherine
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From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
day
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From this reading I have had my pen in my hand to begin a letter to you almost every day since you left Bath, but have always been prevented by some silly trifler or other.
dearest
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From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
delight
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From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
direct
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From this reading Pray write to me soon, and direct to my own home.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I have had my pen in my hand to begin a letter to you almost every day since you left Bath, but have always been prevented by some silly trifler or other.
find
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From this reading I really am quite ashamed of my idleness; but in this horrid place one can find time for nothing.
following
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From this reading The next morning brought the following very unexpected letter from Isabella:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next morning brought the following very unexpected letter from Isabella:
greatest
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From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have had my pen in my hand to begin a letter to you almost every day since you left Bath, but have always been prevented by some silly trifler or other.
hand
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From this reading I have had my pen in my hand to begin a letter to you almost every day since you left Bath, but have always been prevented by some silly trifler or other.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
home
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From this reading Pray write to me soon, and direct to my own home.
horrid
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From this reading I really am quite ashamed of my idleness; but in this horrid place one can find time for nothing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
idleness
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From this reading I really am quite ashamed of my idleness; but in this horrid place one can find time for nothing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I really am quite ashamed of my idleness; but in this horrid place one can find time for nothing.
Isabella
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From this reading The next morning brought the following very unexpected letter from Isabella:
kind
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From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have had my pen in my hand to begin a letter to you almost every day since you left Bath, but have always been prevented by some silly trifler or other.
letter
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From this reading The next morning brought the following very unexpected letter from Isabella:
letters
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From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pray write to me soon, and direct to my own home.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning brought the following very unexpected letter from Isabella:
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning brought the following very unexpected letter from Isabella:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I really am quite ashamed of my idleness; but in this horrid place one can find time for nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I really am quite ashamed of my idleness; but in this horrid place one can find time for nothing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I really am quite ashamed of my idleness; but in this horrid place one can find time for nothing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have had my pen in my hand to begin a letter to you almost every day since you left Bath, but have always been prevented by some silly trifler or other.
other
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From this reading I have had my pen in my hand to begin a letter to you almost every day since you left Bath, but have always been prevented by some silly trifler or other.
own
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From this reading Pray write to me soon, and direct to my own home.
pen
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From this reading I have had my pen in my hand to begin a letter to you almost every day since you left Bath, but have always been prevented by some silly trifler or other.
place
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From this reading I really am quite ashamed of my idleness; but in this horrid place one can find time for nothing.
Pray
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From this reading Pray write to me soon, and direct to my own home.
prevented
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From this reading I have had my pen in my hand to begin a letter to you almost every day since you left Bath, but have always been prevented by some silly trifler or other.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I really am quite ashamed of my idleness; but in this horrid place one can find time for nothing.
really
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From this reading I really am quite ashamed of my idleness; but in this horrid place one can find time for nothing.
received
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From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
silly
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From this reading I have had my pen in my hand to begin a letter to you almost every day since you left Bath, but have always been prevented by some silly trifler or other.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I have had my pen in my hand to begin a letter to you almost every day since you left Bath, but have always been prevented by some silly trifler or other.
some
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From this reading I have had my pen in my hand to begin a letter to you almost every day since you left Bath, but have always been prevented by some silly trifler or other.
soon
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From this reading Pray write to me soon, and direct to my own home.
sooner
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From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning brought the following very unexpected letter from Isabella:
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I really am quite ashamed of my idleness; but in this horrid place one can find time for nothing.
thousand
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From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I really am quite ashamed of my idleness; but in this horrid place one can find time for nothing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
trifler
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From this reading I have had my pen in my hand to begin a letter to you almost every day since you left Bath, but have always been prevented by some silly trifler or other.
two
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From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
unexpected
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From this reading The next morning brought the following very unexpected letter from Isabella:
very
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From this reading The next morning brought the following very unexpected letter from Isabella:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
write
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From this reading Pray write to me soon, and direct to my own home.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have had my pen in my hand to begin a letter to you almost every day since you left Bath, but have always been prevented by some silly trifler or other.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Bath, April_ My dearest Catherine, I received your two kind letters with the greatest delight, and have a thousand apologies to make for not answering them sooner.
