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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 I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
all
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From this reading I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
Ambassador
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From this reading I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you willing to make the irrevocable vow before night?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Are you willing to make the irrevocable vow before night?
breeding
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From this reading I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
bring
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From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
exceeding
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From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
fears
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From this reading _Vill._ Oh, I have no fears for _you_.--But what says Miss Hardy?
feign
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From this reading _Har._ I feign myself ill!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Vill._ Oh, I have no fears for _you_.--But what says Miss Hardy?
frighten'd
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From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
Har
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From this reading _Har._ I feign myself ill!
Hardy
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From this reading _Vill._ Oh, I have no fears for _you_.--But what says Miss Hardy?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Vill._ Oh, I have no fears for _you_.--But what says Miss Hardy?
Heavens
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From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Har._ I feign myself ill!
ill
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From this reading _Har._ I feign myself ill!
impossible
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From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
irrevocable
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From this reading Are you willing to make the irrevocable vow before night?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
Letty's
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From this reading I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Are you willing to make the irrevocable vow before night?
matters
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From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
Miss
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From this reading _Vill._ Oh, I have no fears for _you_.--But what says Miss Hardy?
Mother
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From this reading I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
Mrs
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From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading _Har._ I feign myself ill!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
night
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From this reading Are you willing to make the irrevocable vow before night?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _Vill._ Oh, I have no fears for _you_.--But what says Miss Hardy?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
Oh
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From this reading _Vill._ Oh, I have no fears for _you_.--But what says Miss Hardy?
out
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From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
qualms
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From this reading I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
Rack
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From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
really
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From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
Roman
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From this reading I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
says
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From this reading _Vill._ Oh, I have no fears for _you_.--But what says Miss Hardy?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
soon
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From this reading I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
Tis
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From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Are you willing to make the irrevocable vow before night?
tooth-ach
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From this reading I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
Vill
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From this reading _Vill._ Oh, I have no fears for _you_.--But what says Miss Hardy?
vownounUS /vaʊ/
a serious promise
From this reading Are you willing to make the irrevocable vow before night?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Vill._ Oh, I have no fears for _you_.--But what says Miss Hardy?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
willing
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From this reading Are you willing to make the irrevocable vow before night?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I could as soon feign myself a Roman Ambassador.----I was never ill in my life, but with the tooth-ach--when Letty's Mother was a breeding I had all the qualms.
wits
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From this reading _Let._ Oh, Heavens!--I--I--'Tis so exceeding sudden, that really---- _Mrs. Rack._ That really she is frighten'd out of her wits--lest it should be impossible to bring matters about.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Vill._ Oh, I have no fears for _you_.--But what says Miss Hardy?
