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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 "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
abroad
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From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
ached
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From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
air
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From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
alteration
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From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
always
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From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
Amory's
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From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
Bertha
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From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
carriage
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From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
charming
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From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
Colonel
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From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
confide
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From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
delicacy
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From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
dinner
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From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
effective
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From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
Ethel
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From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
extreme
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From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
Farintosh's
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From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
go
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From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
health
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From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
height
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From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
indisposition
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From this reading My indisposition is like that.
induce
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From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
invited
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From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is one of my luxuries.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is one of my luxuries.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
Jessup
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From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
like
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From this reading My indisposition is like that.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
Lord
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From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
luxuries
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From this reading It is one of my luxuries.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
Miss
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From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
mode
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From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
Mrs
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From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
much-to-be
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From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is one of my luxuries.
needed
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From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
Newcome
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From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
occasionally
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From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
out
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From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
reached
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From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
refer
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From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
regretted
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From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
said
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From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
season
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From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
set
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From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
there
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From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
tooth
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From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
Tredennis
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From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
up
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From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
wane
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From this reading But Bertha did not go abroad, and the season reached its height and its wane, and, though Miss Jessup began to refer occasionally to the much-to-be regretted delicacy of the charming Mrs. Amory's health, there seemed but little alteration in her mode of life.
want
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From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Do you remember Lord Farintosh's tooth, which always ached when he was invited out to dinner and did not want to go,--the tooth which Ethel Newcome said nothing would induce him to part with?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I will confide to you," she said to Colonel Tredennis, "that I have set up this effective little air of extreme delicacy as I might set up a carriage,--if I needed one.
