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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 I knew her in the first dawn of her beauty; and, I believe, madam, she had as much as ever fell to the share of a woman; but, though I always admired her, it was long without any spark of love.
admired
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From this reading I knew her in the first dawn of her beauty; and, I believe, madam, she had as much as ever fell to the share of a woman; but, though I always admired her, it was long without any spark of love.
afterwards
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From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
all
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From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
always
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From this reading I knew her in the first dawn of her beauty; and, I believe, madam, she had as much as ever fell to the share of a woman; but, though I always admired her, it was long without any spark of love.
Amelia
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From this reading “If the vulgar opinion of the fatality in marriage had ever any foundation, it surely appeared in my marriage with my Amelia.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
any
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From this reading “If the vulgar opinion of the fatality in marriage had ever any foundation, it surely appeared in my marriage with my Amelia.
appeared
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From this reading “If the vulgar opinion of the fatality in marriage had ever any foundation, it surely appeared in my marriage with my Amelia.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
beauty
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From this reading I knew her in the first dawn of her beauty; and, I believe, madam, she had as much as ever fell to the share of a woman; but, though I always admired her, it was long without any spark of love.
begins
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From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I knew her in the first dawn of her beauty; and, I believe, madam, she had as much as ever fell to the share of a woman; but, though I always admired her, it was long without any spark of love.
best
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From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
Booth
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From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I knew her in the first dawn of her beauty; and, I believe, madam, she had as much as ever fell to the share of a woman; but, though I always admired her, it was long without any spark of love.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
Chapter
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From this reading Chapter i.
courtship
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From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
dawn
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From this reading I knew her in the first dawn of her beauty; and, I believe, madam, she had as much as ever fell to the share of a woman; but, though I always admired her, it was long without any spark of love.
dearest
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From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
desire
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From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
endeavour
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From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If the vulgar opinion of the fatality in marriage had ever any foundation, it surely appeared in my marriage with my Amelia.
fatality
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From this reading “If the vulgar opinion of the fatality in marriage had ever any foundation, it surely appeared in my marriage with my Amelia.
fell
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From this reading I knew her in the first dawn of her beauty; and, I believe, madam, she had as much as ever fell to the share of a woman; but, though I always admired her, it was long without any spark of love.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew her in the first dawn of her beauty; and, I believe, madam, she had as much as ever fell to the share of a woman; but, though I always admired her, it was long without any spark of love.
follows
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From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
foundation
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From this reading “If the vulgar opinion of the fatality in marriage had ever any foundation, it surely appeared in my marriage with my Amelia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “If the vulgar opinion of the fatality in marriage had ever any foundation, it surely appeared in my marriage with my Amelia.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I knew her in the first dawn of her beauty; and, I believe, madam, she had as much as ever fell to the share of a woman; but, though I always admired her, it was long without any spark of love.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
history
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From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
ipronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Chapter i.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If the vulgar opinion of the fatality in marriage had ever any foundation, it surely appeared in my marriage with my Amelia.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
incidents
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From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If the vulgar opinion of the fatality in marriage had ever any foundation, it surely appeared in my marriage with my Amelia.
knew
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From this reading I knew her in the first dawn of her beauty; and, I believe, madam, she had as much as ever fell to the share of a woman; but, though I always admired her, it was long without any spark of love.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
lady
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From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew her in the first dawn of her beauty; and, I believe, madam, she had as much as ever fell to the share of a woman; but, though I always admired her, it was long without any spark of love.
love
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From this reading I knew her in the first dawn of her beauty; and, I believe, madam, she had as much as ever fell to the share of a woman; but, though I always admired her, it was long without any spark of love.
madam
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From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
marriage
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From this reading “If the vulgar opinion of the fatality in marriage had ever any foundation, it surely appeared in my marriage with my Amelia.
married
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From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
most
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From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
Mr
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From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
much
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From this reading I knew her in the first dawn of her beauty; and, I believe, madam, she had as much as ever fell to the share of a woman; but, though I always admired her, it was long without any spark of love.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
opinion
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From this reading “If the vulgar opinion of the fatality in marriage had ever any foundation, it surely appeared in my marriage with my Amelia.
particulars
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From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
proceeded
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From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
recollect
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From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
relate
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From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
relating
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From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
removed
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From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
share
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From this reading I knew her in the first dawn of her beauty; and, I believe, madam, she had as much as ever fell to the share of a woman; but, though I always admired her, it was long without any spark of love.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I knew her in the first dawn of her beauty; and, I believe, madam, she had as much as ever fell to the share of a woman; but, though I always admired her, it was long without any spark of love.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
spark
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From this reading I knew her in the first dawn of her beauty; and, I believe, madam, she had as much as ever fell to the share of a woman; but, though I always admired her, it was long without any spark of love.
surely
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From this reading “If the vulgar opinion of the fatality in marriage had ever any foundation, it surely appeared in my marriage with my Amelia.
tea-table
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From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I knew her in the first dawn of her beauty; and, I believe, madam, she had as much as ever fell to the share of a woman; but, though I always admired her, it was long without any spark of love.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
vulgar
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From this reading “If the vulgar opinion of the fatality in marriage had ever any foundation, it surely appeared in my marriage with my Amelia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I knew her in the first dawn of her beauty; and, I believe, madam, she had as much as ever fell to the share of a woman; but, though I always admired her, it was long without any spark of love.
well
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From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history._ The tea-table being removed, and Mr. Booth and the lady left alone, he proceeded as follows:
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “If the vulgar opinion of the fatality in marriage had ever any foundation, it surely appeared in my marriage with my Amelia.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I knew her in the first dawn of her beauty; and, I believe, madam, she had as much as ever fell to the share of a woman; but, though I always admired her, it was long without any spark of love.
woman
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From this reading I knew her in the first dawn of her beauty; and, I believe, madam, she had as much as ever fell to the share of a woman; but, though I always admired her, it was long without any spark of love.
women
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From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
worth
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From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Since you desire, madam, to know the particulars of my courtship to that best and dearest of women whom I afterwards married, I will endeavour to recollect them as well as I can, at least all those incidents which are most worth relating to you.
