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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 It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading She came of a race long established in squirearchic dignity amid heaths and woodlands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
bias
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From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
breeding
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From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
came
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From this reading She came of a race long established in squirearchic dignity amid heaths and woodlands.
charms
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From this reading At the time of her marriage she had no charms of person more remarkable than rosy comeliness and the symmetry of supple limb.
children
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From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
comeliness
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From this reading At the time of her marriage she had no charms of person more remarkable than rosy comeliness and the symmetry of supple limb.
companionship
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From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
corresponding
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From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
country
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From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
daughters
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From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
dignity
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From this reading She came of a race long established in squirearchic dignity amid heaths and woodlands.
directed
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From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
dowered
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From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
early
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From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
education
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From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
established
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From this reading She came of a race long established in squirearchic dignity amid heaths and woodlands.
fortified
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From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
generations
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From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the time of her marriage she had no charms of person more remarkable than rosy comeliness and the symmetry of supple limb.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
happens
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From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
heaths
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From this reading She came of a race long established in squirearchic dignity amid heaths and woodlands.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
horse
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From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
hound
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From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She came of a race long established in squirearchic dignity amid heaths and woodlands.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
limb
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From this reading At the time of her marriage she had no charms of person more remarkable than rosy comeliness and the symmetry of supple limb.
lines
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From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She came of a race long established in squirearchic dignity amid heaths and woodlands.
males
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From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
many
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From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
marriage
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From this reading At the time of her marriage she had no charms of person more remarkable than rosy comeliness and the symmetry of supple limb.
maternal
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From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
more
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From this reading At the time of her marriage she had no charms of person more remarkable than rosy comeliness and the symmetry of supple limb.
Mrs
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From this reading Thus was it with Mrs Warricombe.
much
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From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
native
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From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At the time of her marriage she had no charms of person more remarkable than rosy comeliness and the symmetry of supple limb.
occasionally
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From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
own
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From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
paternal
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From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
person
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From this reading At the time of her marriage she had no charms of person more remarkable than rosy comeliness and the symmetry of supple limb.
physical
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From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
pure
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From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
pursuits
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From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
race
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From this reading She came of a race long established in squirearchic dignity amid heaths and woodlands.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the time of her marriage she had no charms of person more remarkable than rosy comeliness and the symmetry of supple limb.
representative
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From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
rosy
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From this reading At the time of her marriage she had no charms of person more remarkable than rosy comeliness and the symmetry of supple limb.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came of a race long established in squirearchic dignity amid heaths and woodlands.
silliness
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From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
social
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From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
squirearchic
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From this reading She came of a race long established in squirearchic dignity amid heaths and woodlands.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
supple
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From this reading At the time of her marriage she had no charms of person more remarkable than rosy comeliness and the symmetry of supple limb.
symmetry
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From this reading At the time of her marriage she had no charms of person more remarkable than rosy comeliness and the symmetry of supple limb.
tardy
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From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At the time of her marriage she had no charms of person more remarkable than rosy comeliness and the symmetry of supple limb.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
Thus
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From this reading Thus was it with Mrs Warricombe.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the time of her marriage she had no charms of person more remarkable than rosy comeliness and the symmetry of supple limb.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
type
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From this reading Her breeding was pure through many generations of the paternal and maternal lines, representative of a physical type, fortified in the males by much companionship with horse and hound, and by the corresponding country pursuits of dowered daughters.
Warricombe
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From this reading Thus was it with Mrs Warricombe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus was it with Mrs Warricombe.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus was it with Mrs Warricombe.
woman
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From this reading It occasionally happens that a woman whose early life has been directed by native silliness and social bias, will submit to a tardy education at the hands of her own children.
woodlands
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From this reading She came of a race long established in squirearchic dignity amid heaths and woodlands.
