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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 She had vainly tortured her brain for a whole fortnight in order that she might find an excuse to release her from her promise, and not one could she find.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had vainly tortured her brain for a whole fortnight in order that she might find an excuse to release her from her promise, and not one could she find.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LIGHT WITHOUT AND NIGHT WITHIN.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet it had to be.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
brain
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From this reading She had vainly tortured her brain for a whole fortnight in order that she might find an excuse to release her from her promise, and not one could she find.
complain
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From this reading Unfortunately, she was so well that she could not even complain on that score.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had vainly tortured her brain for a whole fortnight in order that she might find an excuse to release her from her promise, and not one could she find.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unfortunately, she was so well that she could not even complain on that score.
excuse
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From this reading She had vainly tortured her brain for a whole fortnight in order that she might find an excuse to release her from her promise, and not one could she find.
feast
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From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
find
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From this reading She had vainly tortured her brain for a whole fortnight in order that she might find an excuse to release her from her promise, and not one could she find.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had vainly tortured her brain for a whole fortnight in order that she might find an excuse to release her from her promise, and not one could she find.
fortnight
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From this reading She had vainly tortured her brain for a whole fortnight in order that she might find an excuse to release her from her promise, and not one could she find.
fox-hunt
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From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
friend
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From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had vainly tortured her brain for a whole fortnight in order that she might find an excuse to release her from her promise, and not one could she find.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet it had to be.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
honour
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From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
hostess
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From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
husband's
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From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
installation
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From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet it had to be.
just
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From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
Kárpáthy
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From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
labours
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From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
Lady
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From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
LIGHT
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From this reading LIGHT WITHOUT AND NIGHT WITHIN.
Lord-Lieutenant
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From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
Madame
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From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She had vainly tortured her brain for a whole fortnight in order that she might find an excuse to release her from her promise, and not one could she find.
NIGHT
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From this reading LIGHT WITHOUT AND NIGHT WITHIN.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had vainly tortured her brain for a whole fortnight in order that she might find an excuse to release her from her promise, and not one could she find.
occasion
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From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had vainly tortured her brain for a whole fortnight in order that she might find an excuse to release her from her promise, and not one could she find.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had vainly tortured her brain for a whole fortnight in order that she might find an excuse to release her from her promise, and not one could she find.
promise
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From this reading She had vainly tortured her brain for a whole fortnight in order that she might find an excuse to release her from her promise, and not one could she find.
promised
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From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
release
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From this reading She had vainly tortured her brain for a whole fortnight in order that she might find an excuse to release her from her promise, and not one could she find.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unfortunately, she was so well that she could not even complain on that score.
share
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From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
shared
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From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had vainly tortured her brain for a whole fortnight in order that she might find an excuse to release her from her promise, and not one could she find.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Unfortunately, she was so well that she could not even complain on that score.
Szentirmay
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From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had vainly tortured her brain for a whole fortnight in order that she might find an excuse to release her from her promise, and not one could she find.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Madame Kárpáthy had promised her friend to share her labours as hostess on the occasion of the feast in honour of her husband's installation as Lord-Lieutenant, just as Lady Szentirmay had shared hers before the fox-hunt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet it had to be.
tortured
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From this reading She had vainly tortured her brain for a whole fortnight in order that she might find an excuse to release her from her promise, and not one could she find.
Unfortunately
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From this reading Unfortunately, she was so well that she could not even complain on that score.
vainly
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From this reading She had vainly tortured her brain for a whole fortnight in order that she might find an excuse to release her from her promise, and not one could she find.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Unfortunately, she was so well that she could not even complain on that score.
well
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From this reading Unfortunately, she was so well that she could not even complain on that score.
whole
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From this reading She had vainly tortured her brain for a whole fortnight in order that she might find an excuse to release her from her promise, and not one could she find.
WITHINprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading LIGHT WITHOUT AND NIGHT WITHIN.
WITHOUTprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading LIGHT WITHOUT AND NIGHT WITHIN.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it had to be.
