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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 _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
able
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From this reading "O, Mrs. Booth!" answered she, "I find I have undertaken what I am not able to perform.
accent
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From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
adulteress
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From this reading You would not wonder at my emotion if you knew you had an adulteress and a murderer now standing before you."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
all
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From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "O, Mrs. Booth!" answered she, "I find I have undertaken what I am not able to perform.
Amelia
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From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You would not wonder at my emotion if you knew you had an adulteress and a murderer now standing before you."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "O, Mrs. Booth!" answered she, "I find I have undertaken what I am not able to perform.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You would not wonder at my emotion if you knew you had an adulteress and a murderer now standing before you."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading You would not wonder at my emotion if you knew you had an adulteress and a murderer now standing before you."
Bennet
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
Booth
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From this reading "O, Mrs. Booth!" answered she, "I find I have undertaken what I am not able to perform.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
burst
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
Chapter
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From this reading Chapter i.
consequently
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
dear
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From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
door
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
emotion
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From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
expressing
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From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
fastened
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
find
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From this reading "O, Mrs. Booth!" answered she, "I find I have undertaken what I am not able to perform.
flood
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You would not wonder at my emotion if you knew you had an adulteress and a murderer now standing before you."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "O, Mrs. Booth!" answered she, "I find I have undertaken what I am not able to perform.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
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 You would not wonder at my emotion if you knew you had an adulteress and a murderer now standing before you."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
knew
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From this reading You would not wonder at my emotion if you knew you had an adulteress and a murderer now standing before you."
ladies
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
madam
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From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
minute's
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
Mrs
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
murderer
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From this reading You would not wonder at my emotion if you knew you had an adulteress and a murderer now standing before you."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You would not wonder at my emotion if you knew you had an adulteress and a murderer now standing before you."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "O, Mrs. Booth!" answered she, "I find I have undertaken what I am not able to perform.
now
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From this reading You would not wonder at my emotion if you knew you had an adulteress and a murderer now standing before you."
O
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From this reading "O, Mrs. Booth!" answered she, "I find I have undertaken what I am not able to perform.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
offered
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
once
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
passion
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
perform
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From this reading "O, Mrs. Booth!" answered she, "I find I have undertaken what I am not able to perform.
places
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
preface
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
reason
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From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
requiring
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
speak
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You would not wonder at my emotion if you knew you had an adulteress and a murderer now standing before you."
stopt
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
taken
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
tears
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
tenderness
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From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
twice
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
undertaken
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From this reading "O, Mrs. Booth!" answered she, "I find I have undertaken what I am not able to perform.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
utmost
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From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
utterance
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
very
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From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
well
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From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _A very short chapter, and consequently requiring no preface._ Mrs. Bennet having fastened the door, and both the ladies having taken their places, she once or twice offered to speak, when passion stopt her utterance; and, after a minute's silence, she burst into a flood of tears.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Upon which Amelia, expressing the utmost tenderness for her, as well by her look as by her accent, cried, "What can be the reason, dear madam, of all this emotion?"
wonder
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From this reading You would not wonder at my emotion if you knew you had an adulteress and a murderer now standing before you."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would not wonder at my emotion if you knew you had an adulteress and a murderer now standing before you."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You would not wonder at my emotion if you knew you had an adulteress and a murderer now standing before you."
