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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will you think the worse of me," she began, "if I own that I had little expectation of seeing you again?"
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
amiability
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From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She, too, when the door had hardly closed on Lord Harry, was bent on persuading Hugh that her marriage had been the happiest event of her life.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will you think the worse of me," she began, "if I own that I had little expectation of seeing you again?"
bent
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From this reading She, too, when the door had hardly closed on Lord Harry, was bent on persuading Hugh that her marriage had been the happiest event of her life.
BRIDE
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From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
Certainly
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From this reading "Certainly not, Iris."
charm
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From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
closed
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From this reading She, too, when the door had hardly closed on Lord Harry, was bent on persuading Hugh that her marriage had been the happiest event of her life.
Consider
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From this reading "Consider my situation," she went on.
cruelly
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From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
devotion
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From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
door
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From this reading She, too, when the door had hardly closed on Lord Harry, was bent on persuading Hugh that her marriage had been the happiest event of her life.
event
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From this reading She, too, when the door had hardly closed on Lord Harry, was bent on persuading Hugh that her marriage had been the happiest event of her life.
expectation
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From this reading "Will you think the worse of me," she began, "if I own that I had little expectation of seeing you again?"
fluent
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From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
happiest
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From this reading She, too, when the door had hardly closed on Lord Harry, was bent on persuading Hugh that her marriage had been the happiest event of her life.
hardly
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From this reading She, too, when the door had hardly closed on Lord Harry, was bent on persuading Hugh that her marriage had been the happiest event of her life.
Harry
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From this reading She, too, when the door had hardly closed on Lord Harry, was bent on persuading Hugh that her marriage had been the happiest event of her life.
held
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From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
HOME
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From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
Hugh
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From this reading She, too, when the door had hardly closed on Lord Harry, was bent on persuading Hugh that her marriage had been the happiest event of her life.
husband
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From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Will you think the worse of me," she began, "if I own that I had little expectation of seeing you again?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Will you think the worse of me," she began, "if I own that I had little expectation of seeing you again?"
imitated
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From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
Iris
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From this reading "Certainly not, Iris."
LEFTnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She, too, when the door had hardly closed on Lord Harry, was bent on persuading Hugh that her marriage had been the happiest event of her life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will you think the worse of me," she began, "if I own that I had little expectation of seeing you again?"
Lord
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From this reading She, too, when the door had hardly closed on Lord Harry, was bent on persuading Hugh that her marriage had been the happiest event of her life.
marriage
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From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you think the worse of me," she began, "if I own that I had little expectation of seeing you again?"
Mountjoy
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From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Consider my situation," she went on.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Certainly not, Iris."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She, too, when the door had hardly closed on Lord Harry, was bent on persuading Hugh that her marriage had been the happiest event of her life.
own
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From this reading "Will you think the worse of me," she began, "if I own that I had little expectation of seeing you again?"
persuading
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From this reading She, too, when the door had hardly closed on Lord Harry, was bent on persuading Hugh that her marriage had been the happiest event of her life.
seeing
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From this reading "Will you think the worse of me," she began, "if I own that I had little expectation of seeing you again?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
situation
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From this reading "Consider my situation," she went on.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She, too, when the door had hardly closed on Lord Harry, was bent on persuading Hugh that her marriage had been the happiest event of her life.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will you think the worse of me," she began, "if I own that I had little expectation of seeing you again?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
too
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From this reading She, too, when the door had hardly closed on Lord Harry, was bent on persuading Hugh that her marriage had been the happiest event of her life.
tried
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From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She, too, when the door had hardly closed on Lord Harry, was bent on persuading Hugh that her marriage had been the happiest event of her life.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Consider my situation," she went on.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She, too, when the door had hardly closed on Lord Harry, was bent on persuading Hugh that her marriage had been the happiest event of her life.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
wife
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From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you think the worse of me," she began, "if I own that I had little expectation of seeing you again?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
woman
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From this reading THE BRIDE AT HOME LEFT alone with the woman whose charm still held him to her, cruelly as she had tried his devotion by her marriage, Mountjoy found the fluent amiability of the husband imitated by the wife.
worse
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From this reading "Will you think the worse of me," she began, "if I own that I had little expectation of seeing you again?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you think the worse of me," she began, "if I own that I had little expectation of seeing you again?"
