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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 "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
Agnes
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From this reading Lady Agnes laid her hands on him--she held him tight.
agreeable
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From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
also
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From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
any
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From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Dearest Nick, if you care anything in the world to make me happy you'll stay over here to-morrow and be nice to her."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And why are you not in love with Julia--charming, clever, generous as she is?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And why are you not in love with Julia--charming, clever, generous as she is?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
Biddy
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From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
care
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From this reading "Dearest Nick, if you care anything in the world to make me happy you'll stay over here to-morrow and be nice to her."
charming
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From this reading "And why are you not in love with Julia--charming, clever, generous as she is?"
clever
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From this reading "And why are you not in love with Julia--charming, clever, generous as she is?"
Dear
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From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
Dearest
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From this reading "Dearest Nick, if you care anything in the world to make me happy you'll stay over here to-morrow and be nice to her."
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
generous
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From this reading "And why are you not in love with Julia--charming, clever, generous as she is?"
Grace
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From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Lady Agnes laid her hands on him--she held him tight.
happy
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From this reading "Dearest Nick, if you care anything in the world to make me happy you'll stay over here to-morrow and be nice to her."
held
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From this reading Lady Agnes laid her hands on him--she held him tight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Agnes laid her hands on him--she held him tight.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dearest Nick, if you care anything in the world to make me happy you'll stay over here to-morrow and be nice to her."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lady Agnes laid her hands on him--she held him tight.
hope
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From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
I'm
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From this reading But I must tell you this--that I shall marry no woman I'm not unmistakably in love with."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Dearest Nick, if you care anything in the world to make me happy you'll stay over here to-morrow and be nice to her."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I must tell you this--that I shall marry no woman I'm not unmistakably in love with."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And why are you not in love with Julia--charming, clever, generous as she is?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
Julia
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From this reading "And why are you not in love with Julia--charming, clever, generous as she is?"
Lady
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From this reading Lady Agnes laid her hands on him--she held him tight.
laid
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From this reading Lady Agnes laid her hands on him--she held him tight.
love
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From this reading But I must tell you this--that I shall marry no woman I'm not unmistakably in love with."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
marry
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From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dearest Nick, if you care anything in the world to make me happy you'll stay over here to-morrow and be nice to her."
mother
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From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But I must tell you this--that I shall marry no woman I'm not unmistakably in love with."
nice
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From this reading "Dearest Nick, if you care anything in the world to make me happy you'll stay over here to-morrow and be nice to her."
Nick
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From this reading "Dearest Nick, if you care anything in the world to make me happy you'll stay over here to-morrow and be nice to her."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But I must tell you this--that I shall marry no woman I'm not unmistakably in love with."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lady Agnes laid her hands on him--she held him tight.
only
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From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Dearest Nick, if you care anything in the world to make me happy you'll stay over here to-morrow and be nice to her."
person
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From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But I must tell you this--that I shall marry no woman I'm not unmistakably in love with."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And why are you not in love with Julia--charming, clever, generous as she is?"
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
stay
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From this reading "Dearest Nick, if you care anything in the world to make me happy you'll stay over here to-morrow and be nice to her."
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I must tell you this--that I shall marry no woman I'm not unmistakably in love with."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Dearest Nick, if you care anything in the world to make me happy you'll stay over here to-morrow and be nice to her."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But I must tell you this--that I shall marry no woman I'm not unmistakably in love with."
tight
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From this reading Lady Agnes laid her hands on him--she held him tight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
to-morrow
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From this reading "Dearest Nick, if you care anything in the world to make me happy you'll stay over here to-morrow and be nice to her."
unmistakably
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From this reading But I must tell you this--that I shall marry no woman I'm not unmistakably in love with."
why
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From this reading "And why are you not in love with Julia--charming, clever, generous as she is?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But I must tell you this--that I shall marry no woman I'm not unmistakably in love with."
woman
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From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
world
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From this reading "Dearest Nick, if you care anything in the world to make me happy you'll stay over here to-morrow and be nice to her."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear mother, I hope that any woman I ever may marry will be a person agreeable not only to you, but also, since you make a point of it, to Grace and Biddy.
you'll
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From this reading "Dearest Nick, if you care anything in the world to make me happy you'll stay over here to-morrow and be nice to her."
