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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 A dear cousin, and safe against love-making!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
AGAINSTprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading SAFE AGAINST LOVE-MAKING.
all
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From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A dear cousin, and safe against love-making!
antagonistic
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From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
apt
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From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was Clara's verdict respecting Will Belton, as she lay thinking of him in bed that night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why that warranty against love-making should be a virtue in her eyes I cannot, perhaps, explain.
bed
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From this reading This was Clara's verdict respecting Will Belton, as she lay thinking of him in bed that night.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
Belton
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From this reading This was Clara's verdict respecting Will Belton, as she lay thinking of him in bed that night.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
cannot
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From this reading Why that warranty against love-making should be a virtue in her eyes I cannot, perhaps, explain.
chance
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From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
Clara's
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From this reading This was Clara's verdict respecting Will Belton, as she lay thinking of him in bed that night.
cousin
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From this reading A dear cousin, and safe against love-making!
dear
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From this reading A dear cousin, and safe against love-making!
explain
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From this reading Why that warranty against love-making should be a virtue in her eyes I cannot, perhaps, explain.
eyes
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From this reading Why that warranty against love-making should be a virtue in her eyes I cannot, perhaps, explain.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
happiness
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From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Why that warranty against love-making should be a virtue in her eyes I cannot, perhaps, explain.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was Clara's verdict respecting Will Belton, as she lay thinking of him in bed that night.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why that warranty against love-making should be a virtue in her eyes I cannot, perhaps, explain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was Clara's verdict respecting Will Belton, as she lay thinking of him in bed that night.
injurious
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From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
instead
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From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
intimacy
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From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
ladies
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From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
lay
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From this reading This was Clara's verdict respecting Will Belton, as she lay thinking of him in bed that night.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
LOVE-MAKING
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From this reading SAFE AGAINST LOVE-MAKING.
night
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From this reading This was Clara's verdict respecting Will Belton, as she lay thinking of him in bed that night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was Clara's verdict respecting Will Belton, as she lay thinking of him in bed that night.
perhaps
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From this reading Why that warranty against love-making should be a virtue in her eyes I cannot, perhaps, explain.
phrases
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From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
respecting
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From this reading This was Clara's verdict respecting Will Belton, as she lay thinking of him in bed that night.
SAFE
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From this reading SAFE AGAINST LOVE-MAKING.
salt
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From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was Clara's verdict respecting Will Belton, as she lay thinking of him in bed that night.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why that warranty against love-making should be a virtue in her eyes I cannot, perhaps, explain.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
talk
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From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was Clara's verdict respecting Will Belton, as she lay thinking of him in bed that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was Clara's verdict respecting Will Belton, as she lay thinking of him in bed that night.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was Clara's verdict respecting Will Belton, as she lay thinking of him in bed that night.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
thrown
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From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
verdict
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From this reading This was Clara's verdict respecting Will Belton, as she lay thinking of him in bed that night.
very
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From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Why that warranty against love-making should be a virtue in her eyes I cannot, perhaps, explain.
warranty
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From this reading Why that warranty against love-making should be a virtue in her eyes I cannot, perhaps, explain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was Clara's verdict respecting Will Belton, as she lay thinking of him in bed that night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
Why
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From this reading Why that warranty against love-making should be a virtue in her eyes I cannot, perhaps, explain.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This was Clara's verdict respecting Will Belton, as she lay thinking of him in bed that night.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
young
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From this reading But all young ladies are apt to talk to themselves in such phrases about gentlemen with whom they are thrown into chance intimacy;--as though love-making were in itself a thing injurious and antagonistic to happiness, instead of being, as it is, the very salt of life.
