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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 For Sophy Wilson was but a weak child.
ABRAHAM
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From this reading ABRAHAM HALL.
acquaintance
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From this reading She was full of Alec Murray for awhile, and induced Lucy to make the young man’s acquaintance.
Alec
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From this reading She was full of Alec Murray for awhile, and induced Lucy to make the young man’s acquaintance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
awhile
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From this reading She was full of Alec Murray for awhile, and induced Lucy to make the young man’s acquaintance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
became
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From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For Sophy Wilson was but a weak child.
chance
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From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
child
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From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
chose
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From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
creatures
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From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
earning
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From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
endeavours
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From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Sophy Wilson was but a weak child.
forgiveness
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From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
full
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From this reading She was full of Alec Murray for awhile, and induced Lucy to make the young man’s acquaintance.
get
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From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
HALL
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From this reading ABRAHAM HALL.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
immediate
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From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
induced
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From this reading She was full of Alec Murray for awhile, and induced Lucy to make the young man’s acquaintance.
interest
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From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
lad
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From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
love
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From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
Lucy
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From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was full of Alec Murray for awhile, and induced Lucy to make the young man’s acquaintance.
man's
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From this reading She was full of Alec Murray for awhile, and induced Lucy to make the young man’s acquaintance.
married
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From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
Murray
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From this reading She was full of Alec Murray for awhile, and induced Lucy to make the young man’s acquaintance.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
offence
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From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
other
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From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
repetition
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From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
respectable
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From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was full of Alec Murray for awhile, and induced Lucy to make the young man’s acquaintance.
shillings
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From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
soon
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From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
Sophy
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From this reading For Sophy Wilson was but a weak child.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
there
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From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
thrown
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From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
twelve
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From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
two
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From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
unfortunate
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From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
way
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From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
weak
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From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
week
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From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As there was no immediate repetition of the offence the forgiveness soon became complete, and Lucy found the interest of her life in her endeavours to be good to this weak child whom chance had thrown in her way.
Wilson
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From this reading For Sophy Wilson was but a weak child.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The lad was earning twelve shillings a week, and if these two poor young creatures chose to love each other and get themselves married, it would be respectable, though it might be unfortunate.
young
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From this reading She was full of Alec Murray for awhile, and induced Lucy to make the young man’s acquaintance.
