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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 First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
all
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From this reading It was my own folly and madness that brought me into it all, ay, and brought her into it too; I must give her her due so far.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was my own folly and madness that brought me into it all, ay, and brought her into it too; I must give her her due so far.
answer
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From this reading First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
assure
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From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
ay
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From this reading It was my own folly and madness that brought me into it all, ay, and brought her into it too; I must give her her due so far.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My governess now began to come into the whole matter, and he opened himself freely to her.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was my own folly and madness that brought me into it all, ay, and brought her into it too; I must give her her due so far.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
coachman
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From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My governess now began to come into the whole matter, and he opened himself freely to her.
concerned
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From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
condition
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From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
declined
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From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
due
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From this reading It was my own folly and madness that brought me into it all, ay, and brought her into it too; I must give her her due so far.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
far
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From this reading It was my own folly and madness that brought me into it all, ay, and brought her into it too; I must give her her due so far.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading It was my own folly and madness that brought me into it all, ay, and brought her into it too; I must give her her due so far.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
forgive
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From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
freely
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From this reading My governess now began to come into the whole matter, and he opened himself freely to her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
gentlewoman
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From this reading First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
give
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From this reading It was my own folly and madness that brought me into it all, ay, and brought her into it too; I must give her her due so far.
glad
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From this reading First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
governess
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From this reading My governess now began to come into the whole matter, and he opened himself freely to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was my own folly and madness that brought me into it all, ay, and brought her into it too; I must give her her due so far.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading My governess now began to come into the whole matter, and he opened himself freely to her.
hour
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From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was my own folly and madness that brought me into it all, ay, and brought her into it too; I must give her her due so far.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was my own folly and madness that brought me into it all, ay, and brought her into it too; I must give her her due so far.
just
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From this reading First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
justice
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From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
less
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From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
madness
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From this reading It was my own folly and madness that brought me into it all, ay, and brought her into it too; I must give her her due so far.
manner
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From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
matter
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From this reading My governess now began to come into the whole matter, and he opened himself freely to her.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
more
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From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was my own folly and madness that brought me into it all, ay, and brought her into it too; I must give her her due so far.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was my own folly and madness that brought me into it all, ay, and brought her into it too; I must give her her due so far.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
now
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From this reading My governess now began to come into the whole matter, and he opened himself freely to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
opened
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From this reading My governess now began to come into the whole matter, and he opened himself freely to her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
other
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From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
own
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From this reading It was my own folly and madness that brought me into it all, ay, and brought her into it too; I must give her her due so far.
person
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From this reading First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
practice
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From this reading First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
prevailed
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From this reading First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
prompted
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From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
rather
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From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
robbed
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From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
said
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From this reading First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
says
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From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
sir
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From this reading First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was my own folly and madness that brought me into it all, ay, and brought her into it too; I must give her her due so far.
some
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From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was my own folly and madness that brought me into it all, ay, and brought her into it too; I must give her her due so far.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
things
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From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
tis
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From this reading First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
too
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From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
town
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From this reading First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
used
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From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was my own folly and madness that brought me into it all, ay, and brought her into it too; I must give her her due so far.
Well
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From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading As to what she took from me, I could expect no less from her in the condition I was in, and to this hour I know not whether she robbed me or the coachman; if she did it, I forgive her, and I think all gentlemen that do so should be used in the same manner; but I am more concerned for some other things that I am for all that she took from me.”
whoever
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From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
whole
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From this reading My governess now began to come into the whole matter, and he opened himself freely to her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading First she said to him, in answer to what he had said about me, “I am glad, sir, you are so just to the person that you were with; I assure you she is a gentlewoman, and no woman of the town; and however you prevailed with her so far as you did, I am sure ’tis not her practice.
woman
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From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well,” says he, “but let me do some justice to the woman too; whoever she is, I do assure you she prompted me to nothing, she rather declined me.
