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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 and mother had said something to her of this proposed marriage; something, but very little; and she had answered by saying that she did not think Maurice had any warmer regard for her than of a cousin.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After this answer neither father nor mother had pressed the matter further.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then she answered him well and prudently, with words which startled him by their prudent seriousness as coming from her.
answer
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From this reading After this answer neither father nor mother had pressed the matter further.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And then she answered him well and prudently, with words which startled him by their prudent seriousness as coming from her.
any
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From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And then she answered him well and prudently, with words which startled him by their prudent seriousness as coming from her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
begged
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From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
better
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From this reading As to her own feelings she could then say nothing, for she then knew nothing;--nothing but this, that she loved no one better than him, or rather that she loved no one else.
blamednounUS /blamed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And then she answered him well and prudently, with words which startled him by their prudent seriousness as coming from her.
caused
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From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
coming
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From this reading And then she answered him well and prudently, with words which startled him by their prudent seriousness as coming from her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As to her own feelings she could then say nothing, for she then knew nothing;--nothing but this, that she loved no one better than him, or rather that she loved no one else.
cousin
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From this reading Her father and mother had said something to her of this proposed marriage; something, but very little; and she had answered by saying that she did not think Maurice had any warmer regard for her than of a cousin.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her father and mother had said something to her of this proposed marriage; something, but very little; and she had answered by saying that she did not think Maurice had any warmer regard for her than of a cousin.
else
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From this reading As to her own feelings she could then say nothing, for she then knew nothing;--nothing but this, that she loved no one better than him, or rather that she loved no one else.
father
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From this reading Her father and mother had said something to her of this proposed marriage; something, but very little; and she had answered by saying that she did not think Maurice had any warmer regard for her than of a cousin.
feelings
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From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And then she answered him well and prudently, with words which startled him by their prudent seriousness as coming from her.
further
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From this reading After this answer neither father nor mother had pressed the matter further.
grief
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From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
heartily
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From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then she answered him well and prudently, with words which startled him by their prudent seriousness as coming from her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then she answered him well and prudently, with words which startled him by their prudent seriousness as coming from her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
how
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From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
knew
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From this reading As to her own feelings she could then say nothing, for she then knew nothing;--nothing but this, that she loved no one better than him, or rather that she loved no one else.
known
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From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father and mother had said something to her of this proposed marriage; something, but very little; and she had answered by saying that she did not think Maurice had any warmer regard for her than of a cousin.
loved
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From this reading As to her own feelings she could then say nothing, for she then knew nothing;--nothing but this, that she loved no one better than him, or rather that she loved no one else.
marriage
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From this reading Her father and mother had said something to her of this proposed marriage; something, but very little; and she had answered by saying that she did not think Maurice had any warmer regard for her than of a cousin.
matter
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From this reading After this answer neither father nor mother had pressed the matter further.
Maurice
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From this reading Her father and mother had said something to her of this proposed marriage; something, but very little; and she had answered by saying that she did not think Maurice had any warmer regard for her than of a cousin.
mother
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From this reading Her father and mother had said something to her of this proposed marriage; something, but very little; and she had answered by saying that she did not think Maurice had any warmer regard for her than of a cousin.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading After this answer neither father nor mother had pressed the matter further.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As to her own feelings she could then say nothing, for she then knew nothing;--nothing but this, that she loved no one better than him, or rather that she loved no one else.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading After this answer neither father nor mother had pressed the matter further.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her father and mother had said something to her of this proposed marriage; something, but very little; and she had answered by saying that she did not think Maurice had any warmer regard for her than of a cousin.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As to her own feelings she could then say nothing, for she then knew nothing;--nothing but this, that she loved no one better than him, or rather that she loved no one else.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As to her own feelings she could then say nothing, for she then knew nothing;--nothing but this, that she loved no one better than him, or rather that she loved no one else.
own
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From this reading As to her own feelings she could then say nothing, for she then knew nothing;--nothing but this, that she loved no one better than him, or rather that she loved no one else.
pardon
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From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
pressed
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From this reading After this answer neither father nor mother had pressed the matter further.
proposed
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From this reading Her father and mother had said something to her of this proposed marriage; something, but very little; and she had answered by saying that she did not think Maurice had any warmer regard for her than of a cousin.
prudent
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From this reading And then she answered him well and prudently, with words which startled him by their prudent seriousness as coming from her.
prudently
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From this reading And then she answered him well and prudently, with words which startled him by their prudent seriousness as coming from her.
rather
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From this reading As to her own feelings she could then say nothing, for she then knew nothing;--nothing but this, that she loved no one better than him, or rather that she loved no one else.
regard
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From this reading Her father and mother had said something to her of this proposed marriage; something, but very little; and she had answered by saying that she did not think Maurice had any warmer regard for her than of a cousin.
said
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From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
say
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From this reading As to her own feelings she could then say nothing, for she then knew nothing;--nothing but this, that she loved no one better than him, or rather that she loved no one else.
saying
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From this reading Her father and mother had said something to her of this proposed marriage; something, but very little; and she had answered by saying that she did not think Maurice had any warmer regard for her than of a cousin.
seeing
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From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
seriousness
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From this reading And then she answered him well and prudently, with words which startled him by their prudent seriousness as coming from her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then she answered him well and prudently, with words which startled him by their prudent seriousness as coming from her.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Her father and mother had said something to her of this proposed marriage; something, but very little; and she had answered by saying that she did not think Maurice had any warmer regard for her than of a cousin.
startled
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From this reading And then she answered him well and prudently, with words which startled him by their prudent seriousness as coming from her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her father and mother had said something to her of this proposed marriage; something, but very little; and she had answered by saying that she did not think Maurice had any warmer regard for her than of a cousin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After this answer neither father nor mother had pressed the matter further.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And then she answered him well and prudently, with words which startled him by their prudent seriousness as coming from her.
then
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From this reading And then she answered him well and prudently, with words which startled him by their prudent seriousness as coming from her.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father and mother had said something to her of this proposed marriage; something, but very little; and she had answered by saying that she did not think Maurice had any warmer regard for her than of a cousin.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Her father and mother had said something to her of this proposed marriage; something, but very little; and she had answered by saying that she did not think Maurice had any warmer regard for her than of a cousin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
very
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From this reading Her father and mother had said something to her of this proposed marriage; something, but very little; and she had answered by saying that she did not think Maurice had any warmer regard for her than of a cousin.
warmer
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From this reading Her father and mother had said something to her of this proposed marriage; something, but very little; and she had answered by saying that she did not think Maurice had any warmer regard for her than of a cousin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
well
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From this reading And then she answered him well and prudently, with words which startled him by their prudent seriousness as coming from her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And then she answered him well and prudently, with words which startled him by their prudent seriousness as coming from her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And then she answered him well and prudently, with words which startled him by their prudent seriousness as coming from her.
words
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From this reading And then she answered him well and prudently, with words which startled him by their prudent seriousness as coming from her.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She begged his pardon heartily, she said, for any grief which she had caused him; but yet how was she to be blamed, seeing that she had known nothing of his feelings?
