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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
ache
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From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
allowed
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From this reading Sir Harry vacillated, Lady Elizabeth doubted, and Cousin George was allowed to come to the ball.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Harry vacillated, Lady Elizabeth doubted, and Cousin George was allowed to come to the ball.
antipodes
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From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this time, in the common understanding of such phrase, Emily Hotspur was heart-whole in regard to her cousin.
away
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From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
BALL
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From this reading THE BALL IN BRUTON STREET.
banished
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From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
BRUTON
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From this reading THE BALL IN BRUTON STREET.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Harry vacillated, Lady Elizabeth doubted, and Cousin George was allowed to come to the ball.
common
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From this reading At this time, in the common understanding of such phrase, Emily Hotspur was heart-whole in regard to her cousin.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
Cousin
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From this reading Sir Harry vacillated, Lady Elizabeth doubted, and Cousin George was allowed to come to the ball.
day
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From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
doubted
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From this reading Sir Harry vacillated, Lady Elizabeth doubted, and Cousin George was allowed to come to the ball.
Elizabeth
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From this reading Sir Harry vacillated, Lady Elizabeth doubted, and Cousin George was allowed to come to the ball.
Emily
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From this reading At this time, in the common understanding of such phrase, Emily Hotspur was heart-whole in regard to her cousin.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
George
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From this reading Sir Harry vacillated, Lady Elizabeth doubted, and Cousin George was allowed to come to the ball.
girls
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From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
given
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From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
gone
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From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
Harry
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From this reading Sir Harry vacillated, Lady Elizabeth doubted, and Cousin George was allowed to come to the ball.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
heart-whole
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From this reading At this time, in the common understanding of such phrase, Emily Hotspur was heart-whole in regard to her cousin.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At this time, in the common understanding of such phrase, Emily Hotspur was heart-whole in regard to her cousin.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
Hotspur
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From this reading At this time, in the common understanding of such phrase, Emily Hotspur was heart-whole in regard to her cousin.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BALL IN BRUTON STREET.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
Lady
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From this reading Sir Harry vacillated, Lady Elizabeth doubted, and Cousin George was allowed to come to the ball.
lasting
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From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
liked
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From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
love
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From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
made
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From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
men
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From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
moment
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From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
much
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From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At this time, in the common understanding of such phrase, Emily Hotspur was heart-whole in regard to her cousin.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
own
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From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
phrase
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From this reading At this time, in the common understanding of such phrase, Emily Hotspur was heart-whole in regard to her cousin.
possible
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From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
regard
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From this reading At this time, in the common understanding of such phrase, Emily Hotspur was heart-whole in regard to her cousin.
return
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From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Harry vacillated, Lady Elizabeth doubted, and Cousin George was allowed to come to the ball.
some
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From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
sorrow
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From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
STREET
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From this reading THE BALL IN BRUTON STREET.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At this time, in the common understanding of such phrase, Emily Hotspur was heart-whole in regard to her cousin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BALL IN BRUTON STREET.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
there
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From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this time, in the common understanding of such phrase, Emily Hotspur was heart-whole in regard to her cousin.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this time, in the common understanding of such phrase, Emily Hotspur was heart-whole in regard to her cousin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Harry vacillated, Lady Elizabeth doubted, and Cousin George was allowed to come to the ball.
understanding
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From this reading At this time, in the common understanding of such phrase, Emily Hotspur was heart-whole in regard to her cousin.
vacillated
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From this reading Sir Harry vacillated, Lady Elizabeth doubted, and Cousin George was allowed to come to the ball.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Harry vacillated, Lady Elizabeth doubted, and Cousin George was allowed to come to the ball.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had thought about him, as girls will think of men as to whom they own to themselves that it is possible that they may be in love with them some day;--and she liked him much.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had she been made to know that he had gone away for ever,--been banished to some antipodes from which he never could return,--there would have been no lasting sorrow on her part, though there might have been some feeling which would have given her an ache for the moment.
