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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 "A generous fierceness dwells with innocence, And conscious virtue is allowed some pride."
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Bruce-Errington establishment removed again to town, where business, connected with his intending membership for Parliament, occupied Sir Philip from morning till night.
allowed
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From this reading "A generous fierceness dwells with innocence, And conscious virtue is allowed some pride."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A generous fierceness dwells with innocence, And conscious virtue is allowed some pride."
apace
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From this reading The melancholy days of autumn came on apace, and by-and-by the Manor was deserted.
autumn
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From this reading The melancholy days of autumn came on apace, and by-and-by the Manor was deserted.
best
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From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
bird
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From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
black
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From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
Bruce-Errington
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From this reading The Bruce-Errington establishment removed again to town, where business, connected with his intending membership for Parliament, occupied Sir Philip from morning till night.
business
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From this reading The Bruce-Errington establishment removed again to town, where business, connected with his intending membership for Parliament, occupied Sir Philip from morning till night.
by-and-by
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From this reading The melancholy days of autumn came on apace, and by-and-by the Manor was deserted.
came
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From this reading The melancholy days of autumn came on apace, and by-and-by the Manor was deserted.
connected
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From this reading The Bruce-Errington establishment removed again to town, where business, connected with his intending membership for Parliament, occupied Sir Philip from morning till night.
conscious
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From this reading "A generous fierceness dwells with innocence, And conscious virtue is allowed some pride."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
days
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From this reading The melancholy days of autumn came on apace, and by-and-by the Manor was deserted.
depression
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From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading The melancholy days of autumn came on apace, and by-and-by the Manor was deserted.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
DRYDEN
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From this reading DRYDEN.
dwells
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From this reading "A generous fierceness dwells with innocence, And conscious virtue is allowed some pride."
establishment
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From this reading The Bruce-Errington establishment removed again to town, where business, connected with his intending membership for Parliament, occupied Sir Philip from morning till night.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
fierceness
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From this reading "A generous fierceness dwells with innocence, And conscious virtue is allowed some pride."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Bruce-Errington establishment removed again to town, where business, connected with his intending membership for Parliament, occupied Sir Philip from morning till night.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Bruce-Errington establishment removed again to town, where business, connected with his intending membership for Parliament, occupied Sir Philip from morning till night.
generous
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From this reading "A generous fierceness dwells with innocence, And conscious virtue is allowed some pride."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Bruce-Errington establishment removed again to town, where business, connected with his intending membership for Parliament, occupied Sir Philip from morning till night.
hovered
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From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
ill
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From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
innocence
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From this reading "A generous fierceness dwells with innocence, And conscious virtue is allowed some pride."
insidious
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From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
intending
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From this reading The Bruce-Errington establishment removed again to town, where business, connected with his intending membership for Parliament, occupied Sir Philip from morning till night.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A generous fierceness dwells with innocence, And conscious virtue is allowed some pride."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
like
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From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
Manor
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From this reading The melancholy days of autumn came on apace, and by-and-by the Manor was deserted.
melancholy
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From this reading The melancholy days of autumn came on apace, and by-and-by the Manor was deserted.
membership
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From this reading The Bruce-Errington establishment removed again to town, where business, connected with his intending membership for Parliament, occupied Sir Philip from morning till night.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Bruce-Errington establishment removed again to town, where business, connected with his intending membership for Parliament, occupied Sir Philip from morning till night.
night
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From this reading The Bruce-Errington establishment removed again to town, where business, connected with his intending membership for Parliament, occupied Sir Philip from morning till night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
occupied
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From this reading The Bruce-Errington establishment removed again to town, where business, connected with his intending membership for Parliament, occupied Sir Philip from morning till night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The melancholy days of autumn came on apace, and by-and-by the Manor was deserted.
off
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From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
old
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From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
omen
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From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The melancholy days of autumn came on apace, and by-and-by the Manor was deserted.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
Parliament
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From this reading The Bruce-Errington establishment removed again to town, where business, connected with his intending membership for Parliament, occupied Sir Philip from morning till night.
Philip
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From this reading The Bruce-Errington establishment removed again to town, where business, connected with his intending membership for Parliament, occupied Sir Philip from morning till night.
pride
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From this reading "A generous fierceness dwells with innocence, And conscious virtue is allowed some pride."
removed
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From this reading The Bruce-Errington establishment removed again to town, where business, connected with his intending membership for Parliament, occupied Sir Philip from morning till night.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
shake
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From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
Sir
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From this reading The Bruce-Errington establishment removed again to town, where business, connected with his intending membership for Parliament, occupied Sir Philip from morning till night.
some
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From this reading "A generous fierceness dwells with innocence, And conscious virtue is allowed some pride."
succeed
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From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The melancholy days of autumn came on apace, and by-and-by the Manor was deserted.
Thelma's
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From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The old insidious feeling of depression returned and hovered over Thelma's mind like a black bird of ill omen, and though she did her best to shake it off she could not succeed.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The Bruce-Errington establishment removed again to town, where business, connected with his intending membership for Parliament, occupied Sir Philip from morning till night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Bruce-Errington establishment removed again to town, where business, connected with his intending membership for Parliament, occupied Sir Philip from morning till night.
town
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From this reading The Bruce-Errington establishment removed again to town, where business, connected with his intending membership for Parliament, occupied Sir Philip from morning till night.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading "A generous fierceness dwells with innocence, And conscious virtue is allowed some pride."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The melancholy days of autumn came on apace, and by-and-by the Manor was deserted.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The Bruce-Errington establishment removed again to town, where business, connected with his intending membership for Parliament, occupied Sir Philip from morning till night.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "A generous fierceness dwells with innocence, And conscious virtue is allowed some pride."
