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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 Bonnibel, though she married him without a spark of love, has yet given him a very frank and tender regard and esteem until now.
affection
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From this reading She has always thought him a perfect gentleman, a model of courtesy and propriety, and as such she has given him all that was left in her heart to give--the reverence and affection of a dutiful daughter.
all
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From this reading She has always thought him a perfect gentleman, a model of courtesy and propriety, and as such she has given him all that was left in her heart to give--the reverence and affection of a dutiful daughter.
always
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From this reading She has always thought him a perfect gentleman, a model of courtesy and propriety, and as such she has given him all that was left in her heart to give--the reverence and affection of a dutiful daughter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He finds that he has overstepped the mark and that it will take careful management to regain his lost ground in his wife's regard.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She has always thought him a perfect gentleman, a model of courtesy and propriety, and as such she has given him all that was left in her heart to give--the reverence and affection of a dutiful daughter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
bestrewed
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From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
Bonnibel
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From this reading Bonnibel, though she married him without a spark of love, has yet given him a very frank and tender regard and esteem until now.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
careful
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From this reading He finds that he has overstepped the mark and that it will take careful management to regain his lost ground in his wife's regard.
Carlyle
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle keeps the peace for several days.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle keeps the peace for several days.
courtesy
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From this reading She has always thought him a perfect gentleman, a model of courtesy and propriety, and as such she has given him all that was left in her heart to give--the reverence and affection of a dutiful daughter.
daughter
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From this reading She has always thought him a perfect gentleman, a model of courtesy and propriety, and as such she has given him all that was left in her heart to give--the reverence and affection of a dutiful daughter.
days
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle keeps the peace for several days.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
dutiful
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From this reading She has always thought him a perfect gentleman, a model of courtesy and propriety, and as such she has given him all that was left in her heart to give--the reverence and affection of a dutiful daughter.
esteem
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From this reading Bonnibel, though she married him without a spark of love, has yet given him a very frank and tender regard and esteem until now.
fallen
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From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
finds
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From this reading He finds that he has overstepped the mark and that it will take careful management to regain his lost ground in his wife's regard.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Colonel Carlyle keeps the peace for several days.
fragments
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From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
frank
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From this reading Bonnibel, though she married him without a spark of love, has yet given him a very frank and tender regard and esteem until now.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She has always thought him a perfect gentleman, a model of courtesy and propriety, and as such she has given him all that was left in her heart to give--the reverence and affection of a dutiful daughter.
give
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From this reading She has always thought him a perfect gentleman, a model of courtesy and propriety, and as such she has given him all that was left in her heart to give--the reverence and affection of a dutiful daughter.
given
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From this reading Bonnibel, though she married him without a spark of love, has yet given him a very frank and tender regard and esteem until now.
ground
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From this reading He finds that he has overstepped the mark and that it will take careful management to regain his lost ground in his wife's regard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He finds that he has overstepped the mark and that it will take careful management to regain his lost ground in his wife's regard.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He finds that he has overstepped the mark and that it will take careful management to regain his lost ground in his wife's regard.
heart
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From this reading She has always thought him a perfect gentleman, a model of courtesy and propriety, and as such she has given him all that was left in her heart to give--the reverence and affection of a dutiful daughter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She has always thought him a perfect gentleman, a model of courtesy and propriety, and as such she has given him all that was left in her heart to give--the reverence and affection of a dutiful daughter.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bonnibel, though she married him without a spark of love, has yet given him a very frank and tender regard and esteem until now.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He finds that he has overstepped the mark and that it will take careful management to regain his lost ground in his wife's regard.
ideal
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From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
image
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From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He finds that he has overstepped the mark and that it will take careful management to regain his lost ground in his wife's regard.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He finds that he has overstepped the mark and that it will take careful management to regain his lost ground in his wife's regard.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
keeps
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle keeps the peace for several days.
knows
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From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has always thought him a perfect gentleman, a model of courtesy and propriety, and as such she has given him all that was left in her heart to give--the reverence and affection of a dutiful daughter.
lost
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From this reading He finds that he has overstepped the mark and that it will take careful management to regain his lost ground in his wife's regard.
love
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From this reading Bonnibel, though she married him without a spark of love, has yet given him a very frank and tender regard and esteem until now.
management
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From this reading He finds that he has overstepped the mark and that it will take careful management to regain his lost ground in his wife's regard.
mark
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From this reading He finds that he has overstepped the mark and that it will take careful management to regain his lost ground in his wife's regard.
married
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From this reading Bonnibel, though she married him without a spark of love, has yet given him a very frank and tender regard and esteem until now.
model
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From this reading She has always thought him a perfect gentleman, a model of courtesy and propriety, and as such she has given him all that was left in her heart to give--the reverence and affection of a dutiful daughter.
moment's
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From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
now
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From this reading Bonnibel, though she married him without a spark of love, has yet given him a very frank and tender regard and esteem until now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bonnibel, though she married him without a spark of love, has yet given him a very frank and tender regard and esteem until now.
overstepped
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From this reading He finds that he has overstepped the mark and that it will take careful management to regain his lost ground in his wife's regard.
peace
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle keeps the peace for several days.
pedestal
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From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
perfect
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From this reading She has always thought him a perfect gentleman, a model of courtesy and propriety, and as such she has given him all that was left in her heart to give--the reverence and affection of a dutiful daughter.
placed
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From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
propriety
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From this reading She has always thought him a perfect gentleman, a model of courtesy and propriety, and as such she has given him all that was left in her heart to give--the reverence and affection of a dutiful daughter.
proud
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From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
regain
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From this reading He finds that he has overstepped the mark and that it will take careful management to regain his lost ground in his wife's regard.
regard
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From this reading He finds that he has overstepped the mark and that it will take careful management to regain his lost ground in his wife's regard.
restored
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From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
reverence
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From this reading She has always thought him a perfect gentleman, a model of courtesy and propriety, and as such she has given him all that was left in her heart to give--the reverence and affection of a dutiful daughter.
several
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle keeps the peace for several days.
shattered
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From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bonnibel, though she married him without a spark of love, has yet given him a very frank and tender regard and esteem until now.
spark
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From this reading Bonnibel, though she married him without a spark of love, has yet given him a very frank and tender regard and esteem until now.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She has always thought him a perfect gentleman, a model of courtesy and propriety, and as such she has given him all that was left in her heart to give--the reverence and affection of a dutiful daughter.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He finds that he has overstepped the mark and that it will take careful management to regain his lost ground in his wife's regard.
tender
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From this reading Bonnibel, though she married him without a spark of love, has yet given him a very frank and tender regard and esteem until now.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He finds that he has overstepped the mark and that it will take careful management to regain his lost ground in his wife's regard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Colonel Carlyle keeps the peace for several days.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Bonnibel, though she married him without a spark of love, has yet given him a very frank and tender regard and esteem until now.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has always thought him a perfect gentleman, a model of courtesy and propriety, and as such she has given him all that was left in her heart to give--the reverence and affection of a dutiful daughter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He finds that he has overstepped the mark and that it will take careful management to regain his lost ground in his wife's regard.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Bonnibel, though she married him without a spark of love, has yet given him a very frank and tender regard and esteem until now.
very
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From this reading Bonnibel, though she married him without a spark of love, has yet given him a very frank and tender regard and esteem until now.
warning
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From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has always thought him a perfect gentleman, a model of courtesy and propriety, and as such she has given him all that was left in her heart to give--the reverence and affection of a dutiful daughter.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Now, without a moment's warning, her ideal has fallen from the proud pedestal where she had placed it--its shattered fragments bestrewed the ground, and _she_ knows, if he does not, that the broken image can never be restored.
wife's
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From this reading He finds that he has overstepped the mark and that it will take careful management to regain his lost ground in his wife's regard.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He finds that he has overstepped the mark and that it will take careful management to regain his lost ground in his wife's regard.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Bonnibel, though she married him without a spark of love, has yet given him a very frank and tender regard and esteem until now.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Bonnibel, though she married him without a spark of love, has yet given him a very frank and tender regard and esteem until now.
