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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 She has declared she had been cruelly slandered; but she has also shown that she was not a woman whose words about herself could be taken with much confidence.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She has declared she had been cruelly slandered; but she has also shown that she was not a woman whose words about herself could be taken with much confidence.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something of herself and condition Lady Carbury has told the reader in the letters given in the former chapter, but more must be added.
also
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From this reading She has declared she had been cruelly slandered; but she has also shown that she was not a woman whose words about herself could be taken with much confidence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Something of herself and condition Lady Carbury has told the reader in the letters given in the former chapter, but more must be added.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Something of herself and condition Lady Carbury has told the reader in the letters given in the former chapter, but more must be added.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She has declared she had been cruelly slandered; but she has also shown that she was not a woman whose words about herself could be taken with much confidence.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She has been made to say that her object in work was to provide for the need of her children, and that with that noble purpose before her she was struggling to make for herself a career in literature.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Something of herself and condition Lady Carbury has told the reader in the letters given in the former chapter, but more must be added.
CARBURY
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From this reading THE CARBURY FAMILY.
career
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From this reading She has been made to say that her object in work was to provide for the need of her children, and that with that noble purpose before her she was struggling to make for herself a career in literature.
chapter
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From this reading Something of herself and condition Lady Carbury has told the reader in the letters given in the former chapter, but more must be added.
children
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From this reading She has been made to say that her object in work was to provide for the need of her children, and that with that noble purpose before her she was struggling to make for herself a career in literature.
condition
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From this reading Something of herself and condition Lady Carbury has told the reader in the letters given in the former chapter, but more must be added.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She has declared she had been cruelly slandered; but she has also shown that she was not a woman whose words about herself could be taken with much confidence.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She has declared she had been cruelly slandered; but she has also shown that she was not a woman whose words about herself could be taken with much confidence.
cruelly
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From this reading She has declared she had been cruelly slandered; but she has also shown that she was not a woman whose words about herself could be taken with much confidence.
declared
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From this reading She has declared she had been cruelly slandered; but she has also shown that she was not a woman whose words about herself could be taken with much confidence.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If the reader does not understand so much from her letters to the three editors they have been written in vain.
editors
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From this reading If the reader does not understand so much from her letters to the three editors they have been written in vain.
FAMILY
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From this reading THE CARBURY FAMILY.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She has been made to say that her object in work was to provide for the need of her children, and that with that noble purpose before her she was struggling to make for herself a career in literature.
former
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From this reading Something of herself and condition Lady Carbury has told the reader in the letters given in the former chapter, but more must be added.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If the reader does not understand so much from her letters to the three editors they have been written in vain.
given
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From this reading Something of herself and condition Lady Carbury has told the reader in the letters given in the former chapter, but more must be added.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She has declared she had been cruelly slandered; but she has also shown that she was not a woman whose words about herself could be taken with much confidence.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something of herself and condition Lady Carbury has told the reader in the letters given in the former chapter, but more must be added.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If the reader does not understand so much from her letters to the three editors they have been written in vain.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If the reader does not understand so much from her letters to the three editors they have been written in vain.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Something of herself and condition Lady Carbury has told the reader in the letters given in the former chapter, but more must be added.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the reader does not understand so much from her letters to the three editors they have been written in vain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something of herself and condition Lady Carbury has told the reader in the letters given in the former chapter, but more must be added.
Lady
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From this reading Something of herself and condition Lady Carbury has told the reader in the letters given in the former chapter, but more must be added.
letters
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From this reading Something of herself and condition Lady Carbury has told the reader in the letters given in the former chapter, but more must be added.
literature
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From this reading She has been made to say that her object in work was to provide for the need of her children, and that with that noble purpose before her she was struggling to make for herself a career in literature.
made
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From this reading She has been made to say that her object in work was to provide for the need of her children, and that with that noble purpose before her she was struggling to make for herself a career in literature.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has been made to say that her object in work was to provide for the need of her children, and that with that noble purpose before her she was struggling to make for herself a career in literature.
more
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From this reading Something of herself and condition Lady Carbury has told the reader in the letters given in the former chapter, but more must be added.
much
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From this reading She has declared she had been cruelly slandered; but she has also shown that she was not a woman whose words about herself could be taken with much confidence.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Something of herself and condition Lady Carbury has told the reader in the letters given in the former chapter, but more must be added.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has been made to say that her object in work was to provide for the need of her children, and that with that noble purpose before her she was struggling to make for herself a career in literature.
noble
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From this reading She has been made to say that her object in work was to provide for the need of her children, and that with that noble purpose before her she was struggling to make for herself a career in literature.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She has declared she had been cruelly slandered; but she has also shown that she was not a woman whose words about herself could be taken with much confidence.
object
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From this reading She has been made to say that her object in work was to provide for the need of her children, and that with that noble purpose before her she was struggling to make for herself a career in literature.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Something of herself and condition Lady Carbury has told the reader in the letters given in the former chapter, but more must be added.
provide
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From this reading She has been made to say that her object in work was to provide for the need of her children, and that with that noble purpose before her she was struggling to make for herself a career in literature.
purpose
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From this reading She has been made to say that her object in work was to provide for the need of her children, and that with that noble purpose before her she was struggling to make for herself a career in literature.
reader
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From this reading Something of herself and condition Lady Carbury has told the reader in the letters given in the former chapter, but more must be added.
say
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From this reading She has been made to say that her object in work was to provide for the need of her children, and that with that noble purpose before her she was struggling to make for herself a career in literature.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has declared she had been cruelly slandered; but she has also shown that she was not a woman whose words about herself could be taken with much confidence.
shown
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From this reading She has declared she had been cruelly slandered; but she has also shown that she was not a woman whose words about herself could be taken with much confidence.
slandered
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From this reading She has declared she had been cruelly slandered; but she has also shown that she was not a woman whose words about herself could be taken with much confidence.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If the reader does not understand so much from her letters to the three editors they have been written in vain.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something of herself and condition Lady Carbury has told the reader in the letters given in the former chapter, but more must be added.
struggling
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From this reading She has been made to say that her object in work was to provide for the need of her children, and that with that noble purpose before her she was struggling to make for herself a career in literature.
taken
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From this reading She has declared she had been cruelly slandered; but she has also shown that she was not a woman whose words about herself could be taken with much confidence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She has declared she had been cruelly slandered; but she has also shown that she was not a woman whose words about herself could be taken with much confidence.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CARBURY FAMILY.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the reader does not understand so much from her letters to the three editors they have been written in vain.
three
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From this reading If the reader does not understand so much from her letters to the three editors they have been written in vain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If the reader does not understand so much from her letters to the three editors they have been written in vain.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something of herself and condition Lady Carbury has told the reader in the letters given in the former chapter, but more must be added.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the reader does not understand so much from her letters to the three editors they have been written in vain.
vain
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From this reading If the reader does not understand so much from her letters to the three editors they have been written in vain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has declared she had been cruelly slandered; but she has also shown that she was not a woman whose words about herself could be taken with much confidence.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She has declared she had been cruelly slandered; but she has also shown that she was not a woman whose words about herself could be taken with much confidence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She has declared she had been cruelly slandered; but she has also shown that she was not a woman whose words about herself could be taken with much confidence.
woman
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From this reading She has declared she had been cruelly slandered; but she has also shown that she was not a woman whose words about herself could be taken with much confidence.
words
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From this reading She has declared she had been cruelly slandered; but she has also shown that she was not a woman whose words about herself could be taken with much confidence.
work
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From this reading She has been made to say that her object in work was to provide for the need of her children, and that with that noble purpose before her she was struggling to make for herself a career in literature.
written
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From this reading If the reader does not understand so much from her letters to the three editors they have been written in vain.
