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add
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afraid
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From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
Alice
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From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
Alice's
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all
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From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
Aubrey
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From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
composed
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From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
confirm
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From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
curate
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eventful
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explained
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From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
explanations
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fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
FortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
foulest
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From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
full
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From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
garden
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From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
Henry
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From this reading _Henry IV._ Part ii.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
history
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From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
hours
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From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
ii
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From this reading _Henry IV._ Part ii.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
induced
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From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
instant
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From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
IV
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From this reading _Henry IV._ Part ii.
known
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laid
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From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
learned
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From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
letter
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From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
letters
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From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
lips
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lose
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From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
Maltravers
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From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
many
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From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
met
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From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
narrative
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From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
object
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From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
own
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From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
PartnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Henry IV._ Part ii.
PASS
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purport
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From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
reader
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From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
record
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From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
repose
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From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
retire
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From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
room
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From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
seek
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From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
sight
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From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
some
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From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
sought
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From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
sufficiently
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From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
table
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From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
vicarage
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From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was many hours before Alice was sufficiently composed to remember the object for which she had sought the curate.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I PASS over those explanations, that record of Alice's eventful history, which Maltravers learned from her own lips, to confirm and add to the narrative of the curate, the purport of which is already known to the reader.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But she had laid the letter which she had brought, and which explained all, on the table at the vicarage; and when Maltravers, having at last induced Alice, who seemed afraid to lose sight of him for an instant, to retire to her room, and seek some short repose, returned towards the vicarage, he met Aubrey in the garden.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
words
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From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
write
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From this reading WILL Fortune never come with both hands full, But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
