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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 Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
ARGUED
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From this reading HOW BESSY PRYOR’S LOVER ARGUED HIS CASE.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
away
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From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
back
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From this reading We must now go back to Launay.
banishment
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From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
BESSY
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From this reading HOW BESSY PRYOR’S LOVER ARGUED HIS CASE.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
came
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From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
CASE
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From this reading HOW BESSY PRYOR’S LOVER ARGUED HIS CASE.
certainly
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From this reading Such certainly had been his mother’s intention.
day
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From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
declared
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From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
fact
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From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
go
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From this reading We must now go back to Launay.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW BESSY PRYOR’S LOVER ARGUED HIS CASE.
HOW
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From this reading HOW BESSY PRYOR’S LOVER ARGUED HIS CASE.
intention
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From this reading Such certainly had been his mother’s intention.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
known
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From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
lady
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From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
Launay
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From this reading We must now go back to Launay.
letters
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From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
love
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From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
LOVER
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From this reading HOW BESSY PRYOR’S LOVER ARGUED HIS CASE.
made
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From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
Miles
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From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
mother's
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From this reading Such certainly had been his mother’s intention.
Mrs
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From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must now go back to Launay.
namely
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From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
now
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From this reading We must now go back to Launay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
old
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From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
perpetual
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From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
Philip
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From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
place
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From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
PRYOR'S
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From this reading HOW BESSY PRYOR’S LOVER ARGUED HIS CASE.
received
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From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
remembered
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From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
repented
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From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
sent
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From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
sin
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From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such certainly had been his mother’s intention.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We must now go back to Launay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must now go back to Launay.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Philip had been sent away from the place when the fact of his declared love was first made known to the old lady, as though into a banishment which was to be perpetual till he should have repented of his sin.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be remembered that Bessy received both her letters on the same day--those namely from Mrs. Miles and from Philip--and that they both came from Launay.
