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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 Lydia laid the picture carefully away in a pigeonhole of her desk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was still thinking soberly of the subtle web of prejudices, feelings and conditions into which she had obtruded her one fixed purpose in life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But if Mr. Elliot had been as good as engaged to Fanny Dodge, as Mrs. Solomon Black had been at some pains to imply, in what way had she (Lydia) interfered with the dénouement?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But if Mr. Elliot had been as good as engaged to Fanny Dodge, as Mrs. Solomon Black had been at some pains to imply, in what way had she (Lydia) interfered with the dénouement?
away
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From this reading Lydia laid the picture carefully away in a pigeonhole of her desk.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But if Mr. Elliot had been as good as engaged to Fanny Dodge, as Mrs. Solomon Black had been at some pains to imply, in what way had she (Lydia) interfered with the dénouement?
Black
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From this reading But if Mr. Elliot had been as good as engaged to Fanny Dodge, as Mrs. Solomon Black had been at some pains to imply, in what way had she (Lydia) interfered with the dénouement?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if Mr. Elliot had been as good as engaged to Fanny Dodge, as Mrs. Solomon Black had been at some pains to imply, in what way had she (Lydia) interfered with the dénouement?
carefully
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From this reading Lydia laid the picture carefully away in a pigeonhole of her desk.
conditions
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From this reading She was still thinking soberly of the subtle web of prejudices, feelings and conditions into which she had obtruded her one fixed purpose in life.
coquetting
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From this reading The idea of coquetting with a man had never entered Lydia’s fancy.
desk
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From this reading Lydia laid the picture carefully away in a pigeonhole of her desk.
Dodge
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From this reading But if Mr. Elliot had been as good as engaged to Fanny Dodge, as Mrs. Solomon Black had been at some pains to imply, in what way had she (Lydia) interfered with the dénouement?
dénouement
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From this reading But if Mr. Elliot had been as good as engaged to Fanny Dodge, as Mrs. Solomon Black had been at some pains to imply, in what way had she (Lydia) interfered with the dénouement?
Elliot
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engaged
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entered
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From this reading The idea of coquetting with a man had never entered Lydia’s fancy.
fancy
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From this reading The idea of coquetting with a man had never entered Lydia’s fancy.
Fanny
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From this reading But if Mr. Elliot had been as good as engaged to Fanny Dodge, as Mrs. Solomon Black had been at some pains to imply, in what way had she (Lydia) interfered with the dénouement?
feelings
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From this reading She was still thinking soberly of the subtle web of prejudices, feelings and conditions into which she had obtruded her one fixed purpose in life.
fixed
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From this reading She was still thinking soberly of the subtle web of prejudices, feelings and conditions into which she had obtruded her one fixed purpose in life.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if Mr. Elliot had been as good as engaged to Fanny Dodge, as Mrs. Solomon Black had been at some pains to imply, in what way had she (Lydia) interfered with the dénouement?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was still thinking soberly of the subtle web of prejudices, feelings and conditions into which she had obtruded her one fixed purpose in life.
head
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From this reading She shook her head at last over the intricacies of the imperfectly stated problem.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lydia laid the picture carefully away in a pigeonhole of her desk.
idea
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From this reading The idea of coquetting with a man had never entered Lydia’s fancy.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if Mr. Elliot had been as good as engaged to Fanny Dodge, as Mrs. Solomon Black had been at some pains to imply, in what way had she (Lydia) interfered with the dénouement?
imperfectly
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From this reading She shook her head at last over the intricacies of the imperfectly stated problem.
imply
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From this reading But if Mr. Elliot had been as good as engaged to Fanny Dodge, as Mrs. Solomon Black had been at some pains to imply, in what way had she (Lydia) interfered with the dénouement?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lydia laid the picture carefully away in a pigeonhole of her desk.
interfered
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From this reading But if Mr. Elliot had been as good as engaged to Fanny Dodge, as Mrs. Solomon Black had been at some pains to imply, in what way had she (Lydia) interfered with the dénouement?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was still thinking soberly of the subtle web of prejudices, feelings and conditions into which she had obtruded her one fixed purpose in life.
intricacies
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From this reading She shook her head at last over the intricacies of the imperfectly stated problem.
laid
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From this reading Lydia laid the picture carefully away in a pigeonhole of her desk.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She shook her head at last over the intricacies of the imperfectly stated problem.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was still thinking soberly of the subtle web of prejudices, feelings and conditions into which she had obtruded her one fixed purpose in life.
Lydia
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From this reading Lydia laid the picture carefully away in a pigeonhole of her desk.
Lydia's
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From this reading The idea of coquetting with a man had never entered Lydia’s fancy.
man
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From this reading The idea of coquetting with a man had never entered Lydia’s fancy.
Mr
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From this reading But if Mr. Elliot had been as good as engaged to Fanny Dodge, as Mrs. Solomon Black had been at some pains to imply, in what way had she (Lydia) interfered with the dénouement?
Mrs
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From this reading But if Mr. Elliot had been as good as engaged to Fanny Dodge, as Mrs. Solomon Black had been at some pains to imply, in what way had she (Lydia) interfered with the dénouement?
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The idea of coquetting with a man had never entered Lydia’s fancy.
obtruded
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From this reading She was still thinking soberly of the subtle web of prejudices, feelings and conditions into which she had obtruded her one fixed purpose in life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lydia laid the picture carefully away in a pigeonhole of her desk.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was still thinking soberly of the subtle web of prejudices, feelings and conditions into which she had obtruded her one fixed purpose in life.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She shook her head at last over the intricacies of the imperfectly stated problem.
pains
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From this reading But if Mr. Elliot had been as good as engaged to Fanny Dodge, as Mrs. Solomon Black had been at some pains to imply, in what way had she (Lydia) interfered with the dénouement?
picture
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From this reading Lydia laid the picture carefully away in a pigeonhole of her desk.
pigeonhole
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From this reading Lydia laid the picture carefully away in a pigeonhole of her desk.
prejudices
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From this reading She was still thinking soberly of the subtle web of prejudices, feelings and conditions into which she had obtruded her one fixed purpose in life.
problem
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From this reading She shook her head at last over the intricacies of the imperfectly stated problem.
purpose
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From this reading She was still thinking soberly of the subtle web of prejudices, feelings and conditions into which she had obtruded her one fixed purpose in life.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was still thinking soberly of the subtle web of prejudices, feelings and conditions into which she had obtruded her one fixed purpose in life.
shook
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From this reading She shook her head at last over the intricacies of the imperfectly stated problem.
soberly
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From this reading She was still thinking soberly of the subtle web of prejudices, feelings and conditions into which she had obtruded her one fixed purpose in life.
Solomonproper nounUS /ˈsɒl.ə.mən/
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading But if Mr. Elliot had been as good as engaged to Fanny Dodge, as Mrs. Solomon Black had been at some pains to imply, in what way had she (Lydia) interfered with the dénouement?
some
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From this reading But if Mr. Elliot had been as good as engaged to Fanny Dodge, as Mrs. Solomon Black had been at some pains to imply, in what way had she (Lydia) interfered with the dénouement?
stated
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From this reading She shook her head at last over the intricacies of the imperfectly stated problem.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was still thinking soberly of the subtle web of prejudices, feelings and conditions into which she had obtruded her one fixed purpose in life.
subtle
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From this reading She was still thinking soberly of the subtle web of prejudices, feelings and conditions into which she had obtruded her one fixed purpose in life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lydia laid the picture carefully away in a pigeonhole of her desk.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was still thinking soberly of the subtle web of prejudices, feelings and conditions into which she had obtruded her one fixed purpose in life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But if Mr. Elliot had been as good as engaged to Fanny Dodge, as Mrs. Solomon Black had been at some pains to imply, in what way had she (Lydia) interfered with the dénouement?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was still thinking soberly of the subtle web of prejudices, feelings and conditions into which she had obtruded her one fixed purpose in life.
way
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From this reading But if Mr. Elliot had been as good as engaged to Fanny Dodge, as Mrs. Solomon Black had been at some pains to imply, in what way had she (Lydia) interfered with the dénouement?
web
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From this reading She was still thinking soberly of the subtle web of prejudices, feelings and conditions into which she had obtruded her one fixed purpose in life.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But if Mr. Elliot had been as good as engaged to Fanny Dodge, as Mrs. Solomon Black had been at some pains to imply, in what way had she (Lydia) interfered with the dénouement?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was still thinking soberly of the subtle web of prejudices, feelings and conditions into which she had obtruded her one fixed purpose in life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But if Mr. Elliot had been as good as engaged to Fanny Dodge, as Mrs. Solomon Black had been at some pains to imply, in what way had she (Lydia) interfered with the dénouement?
