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afraid
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From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
always
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From this reading The consequences of self-will do not always pass away as quickly as we hope and expect.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The consequences of self-will do not always pass away as quickly as we hope and expect.
any
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From this reading I do not think any pain is more keen than that sorrow which is caused by seeing the pain we have given those we love.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The consequences of self-will do not always pass away as quickly as we hope and expect.
away
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From this reading The consequences of self-will do not always pass away as quickly as we hope and expect.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading Sometimes we have to suffer by seeing the suffering of others, and feel bitterly that we have caused it.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
Burnside
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From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sometimes we have to suffer by seeing the suffering of others, and feel bitterly that we have caused it.
caused
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From this reading Sometimes we have to suffer by seeing the suffering of others, and feel bitterly that we have caused it.
consequences
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From this reading The consequences of self-will do not always pass away as quickly as we hope and expect.
delight
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From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The consequences of self-will do not always pass away as quickly as we hope and expect.
Dorothy
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From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
Dorothy's
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From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
evening
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From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading The consequences of self-will do not always pass away as quickly as we hope and expect.
fault
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From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
feel
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From this reading Sometimes we have to suffer by seeing the suffering of others, and feel bitterly that we have caused it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
FOLLOWED
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From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED.
general
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From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
given
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From this reading I do not think any pain is more keen than that sorrow which is caused by seeing the pain we have given those we love.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sometimes we have to suffer by seeing the suffering of others, and feel bitterly that we have caused it.
hope
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From this reading The consequences of self-will do not always pass away as quickly as we hope and expect.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not think any pain is more keen than that sorrow which is caused by seeing the pain we have given those we love.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
Ingleby
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From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not think any pain is more keen than that sorrow which is caused by seeing the pain we have given those we love.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes we have to suffer by seeing the suffering of others, and feel bitterly that we have caused it.
joy
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From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
keen
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From this reading I do not think any pain is more keen than that sorrow which is caused by seeing the pain we have given those we love.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
lightly
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From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
love
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From this reading I do not think any pain is more keen than that sorrow which is caused by seeing the pain we have given those we love.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
more
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From this reading I do not think any pain is more keen than that sorrow which is caused by seeing the pain we have given those we love.
much
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From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The consequences of self-will do not always pass away as quickly as we hope and expect.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The consequences of self-will do not always pass away as quickly as we hope and expect.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
others
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From this reading Sometimes we have to suffer by seeing the suffering of others, and feel bitterly that we have caused it.
pain
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From this reading I do not think any pain is more keen than that sorrow which is caused by seeing the pain we have given those we love.
pass
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From this reading The consequences of self-will do not always pass away as quickly as we hope and expect.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
quickly
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From this reading The consequences of self-will do not always pass away as quickly as we hope and expect.
rapturous
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From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
return
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From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
seeing
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From this reading Sometimes we have to suffer by seeing the suffering of others, and feel bitterly that we have caused it.
self-will
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From this reading The consequences of self-will do not always pass away as quickly as we hope and expect.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes we have to suffer by seeing the suffering of others, and feel bitterly that we have caused it.
sorrow
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From this reading I do not think any pain is more keen than that sorrow which is caused by seeing the pain we have given those we love.
suffer
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From this reading Sometimes we have to suffer by seeing the suffering of others, and feel bitterly that we have caused it.
suffering
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From this reading Sometimes we have to suffer by seeing the suffering of others, and feel bitterly that we have caused it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I do not think any pain is more keen than that sorrow which is caused by seeing the pain we have given those we love.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sometimes we have to suffer by seeing the suffering of others, and feel bitterly that we have caused it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The consequences of self-will do not always pass away as quickly as we hope and expect.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not think any pain is more keen than that sorrow which is caused by seeing the pain we have given those we love.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I do not think any pain is more keen than that sorrow which is caused by seeing the pain we have given those we love.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes we have to suffer by seeing the suffering of others, and feel bitterly that we have caused it.
trouble
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From this reading Lady Burnside had been afraid on the first evening of Dorothy's return that, in the rapturous joy of poor Ingleby and the general delight of every one, Dorothy might be brought to think lightly of the fault which had caused so much trouble.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The consequences of self-will do not always pass away as quickly as we hope and expect.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT FOLLOWED.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I do not think any pain is more keen than that sorrow which is caused by seeing the pain we have given those we love.
