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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 But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
active
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From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
almost
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From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HETTA AND HER LOVER.
any
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From this reading Roger had come up to town and given his opinion, very freely at any rate with regard to Sir Felix.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
assistance
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From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
become
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From this reading It had now become almost a part of Mr. Broune's life to see Lady Carbury once in the day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
Broune
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From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
Broune's
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From this reading It had now become almost a part of Mr. Broune's life to see Lady Carbury once in the day.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
came
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From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
Carbury
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From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Roger had come up to town and given his opinion, very freely at any rate with regard to Sir Felix.
consolation
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From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
daughter
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From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
day
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From this reading It had now become almost a part of Mr. Broune's life to see Lady Carbury once in the day.
endeavours
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From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
evening
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From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
Felix
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From this reading Roger had come up to town and given his opinion, very freely at any rate with regard to Sir Felix.
few
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From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
freely
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From this reading Roger had come up to town and given his opinion, very freely at any rate with regard to Sir Felix.
given
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From this reading Roger had come up to town and given his opinion, very freely at any rate with regard to Sir Felix.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Roger had come up to town and given his opinion, very freely at any rate with regard to Sir Felix.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HETTA AND HER LOVER.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
HETTA
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From this reading HETTA AND HER LOVER.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Roger had come up to town and given his opinion, very freely at any rate with regard to Sir Felix.
immediately
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From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had now become almost a part of Mr. Broune's life to see Lady Carbury once in the day.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had now become almost a part of Mr. Broune's life to see Lady Carbury once in the day.
LOVER
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From this reading HETTA AND HER LOVER.
minutes
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From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
miserable
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From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
Montague
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From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
mother
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From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
Mr
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From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
naturally
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From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
now
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From this reading It had now become almost a part of Mr. Broune's life to see Lady Carbury once in the day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
once
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From this reading It had now become almost a part of Mr. Broune's life to see Lady Carbury once in the day.
opinion
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From this reading Roger had come up to town and given his opinion, very freely at any rate with regard to Sir Felix.
otherwise
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From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had now become almost a part of Mr. Broune's life to see Lady Carbury once in the day.
Paul
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From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
rate
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From this reading Roger had come up to town and given his opinion, very freely at any rate with regard to Sir Felix.
regard
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From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
Roger
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From this reading Roger had come up to town and given his opinion, very freely at any rate with regard to Sir Felix.
see
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From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
separate
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From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
Sir
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From this reading Roger had come up to town and given his opinion, very freely at any rate with regard to Sir Felix.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
son
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From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
Suffolk
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From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
town
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From this reading Roger had come up to town and given his opinion, very freely at any rate with regard to Sir Felix.
turned
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From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
unable
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From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
up
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From this reading Roger had come up to town and given his opinion, very freely at any rate with regard to Sir Felix.
very
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From this reading Roger had come up to town and given his opinion, very freely at any rate with regard to Sir Felix.
want
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From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But Roger had immediately returned to Suffolk, and the poor mother in want of assistance and consolation turned naturally to Mr. Broune, who came to see her for a few minutes almost every evening.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Roger had come up to town and given his opinion, very freely at any rate with regard to Sir Felix.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lady Carbury was at this time so miserable in regard to her son that she found herself unable to be active as she would otherwise have been in her endeavours to separate Paul Montague and her daughter.
