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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 Perhaps in no way could she have made a kinder reply to his petition for mercy.
abruptly
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From this reading She had left him standing in the drawing-room;--had left him very abruptly, though she had condescended to kiss his hand.
accepted
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From this reading Of course it was soon known in the vicarage that Mary Lowther had accepted the Squire's hand.
also
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From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
cases
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From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
common
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From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
condescended
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From this reading She had left him standing in the drawing-room;--had left him very abruptly, though she had condescended to kiss his hand.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Perhaps in no way could she have made a kinder reply to his petition for mercy.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course it was soon known in the vicarage that Mary Lowther had accepted the Squire's hand.
drawing-room
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From this reading She had left him standing in the drawing-room;--had left him very abruptly, though she had condescended to kiss his hand.
embrace
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From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
entreaties
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From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps in no way could she have made a kinder reply to his petition for mercy.
further
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From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
FUTURE
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From this reading MARY LOWTHER INSPECTS HER FUTURE HOME.
gentleman's
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From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
gift
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From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
gratification
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From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course it was soon known in the vicarage that Mary Lowther had accepted the Squire's hand.
hand
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From this reading Of course it was soon known in the vicarage that Mary Lowther had accepted the Squire's hand.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps in no way could she have made a kinder reply to his petition for mercy.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MARY LOWTHER INSPECTS HER FUTURE HOME.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had left him standing in the drawing-room;--had left him very abruptly, though she had condescended to kiss his hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had left him standing in the drawing-room;--had left him very abruptly, though she had condescended to kiss his hand.
HOME
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From this reading MARY LOWTHER INSPECTS HER FUTURE HOME.
immediate
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From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course it was soon known in the vicarage that Mary Lowther had accepted the Squire's hand.
INSPECTS
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From this reading MARY LOWTHER INSPECTS HER FUTURE HOME.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course it was soon known in the vicarage that Mary Lowther had accepted the Squire's hand.
kinder
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From this reading Perhaps in no way could she have made a kinder reply to his petition for mercy.
kiss
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From this reading She had left him standing in the drawing-room;--had left him very abruptly, though she had condescended to kiss his hand.
known
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From this reading Of course it was soon known in the vicarage that Mary Lowther had accepted the Squire's hand.
lady
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From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had left him standing in the drawing-room;--had left him very abruptly, though she had condescended to kiss his hand.
LOWTHER
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From this reading MARY LOWTHER INSPECTS HER FUTURE HOME.
made
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From this reading Perhaps in no way could she have made a kinder reply to his petition for mercy.
MARY
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From this reading MARY LOWTHER INSPECTS HER FUTURE HOME.
mercy
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From this reading Perhaps in no way could she have made a kinder reply to his petition for mercy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Perhaps in no way could she have made a kinder reply to his petition for mercy.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course it was soon known in the vicarage that Mary Lowther had accepted the Squire's hand.
ordinary
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From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps in no way could she have made a kinder reply to his petition for mercy.
petition
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From this reading Perhaps in no way could she have made a kinder reply to his petition for mercy.
probably
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From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
reply
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From this reading Perhaps in no way could she have made a kinder reply to his petition for mercy.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had left him standing in the drawing-room;--had left him very abruptly, though she had condescended to kiss his hand.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
soon
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From this reading Of course it was soon known in the vicarage that Mary Lowther had accepted the Squire's hand.
Squire's
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From this reading Of course it was soon known in the vicarage that Mary Lowther had accepted the Squire's hand.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had left him standing in the drawing-room;--had left him very abruptly, though she had condescended to kiss his hand.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course it was soon known in the vicarage that Mary Lowther had accepted the Squire's hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course it was soon known in the vicarage that Mary Lowther had accepted the Squire's hand.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She had left him standing in the drawing-room;--had left him very abruptly, though she had condescended to kiss his hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had left him standing in the drawing-room;--had left him very abruptly, though she had condescended to kiss his hand.
very
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From this reading She had left him standing in the drawing-room;--had left him very abruptly, though she had condescended to kiss his hand.
vicarage
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From this reading Of course it was soon known in the vicarage that Mary Lowther had accepted the Squire's hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course it was soon known in the vicarage that Mary Lowther had accepted the Squire's hand.
way
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From this reading Perhaps in no way could she have made a kinder reply to his petition for mercy.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
yield
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From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
yielded
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From this reading In ordinary cases it is probably common for a lady, when she has yielded to a gentleman's entreaties for the gift of herself, to yield also something further for his immediate gratification, and to submit herself to his embrace.
