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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 “Are her ladyship's insinuations correct?” asked the hermit, in a severe tone.
ages
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From this reading This singular document, illustrative of the passions of women at all times, and particularly of the manners of the early ages, struck dismay into the heart of the Margrave.
all
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From this reading This singular document, illustrative of the passions of women at all times, and particularly of the manners of the early ages, struck dismay into the heart of the Margrave.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This singular document, illustrative of the passions of women at all times, and particularly of the manners of the early ages, struck dismay into the heart of the Margrave.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are her ladyship's insinuations correct?” asked the hermit, in a severe tone.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are her ladyship's insinuations correct?” asked the hermit, in a severe tone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This singular document, illustrative of the passions of women at all times, and particularly of the manners of the early ages, struck dismay into the heart of the Margrave.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading “To correct a wife with a cane is a venial, I may say a justifiable practice; but to fling a bottle at her is ruin both to the liquor and to her.”
bottle
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From this reading “To correct a wife with a cane is a venial, I may say a justifiable practice; but to fling a bottle at her is ruin both to the liquor and to her.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “To correct a wife with a cane is a venial, I may say a justifiable practice; but to fling a bottle at her is ruin both to the liquor and to her.”
cane
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From this reading “To correct a wife with a cane is a venial, I may say a justifiable practice; but to fling a bottle at her is ruin both to the liquor and to her.”
carving-knife
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From this reading “But she sent a carving-knife at me first,” said the heartbroken husband.
correct
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From this reading “Are her ladyship's insinuations correct?” asked the hermit, in a severe tone.
dismay
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From this reading This singular document, illustrative of the passions of women at all times, and particularly of the manners of the early ages, struck dismay into the heart of the Margrave.
document
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From this reading This singular document, illustrative of the passions of women at all times, and particularly of the manners of the early ages, struck dismay into the heart of the Margrave.
early
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From this reading This singular document, illustrative of the passions of women at all times, and particularly of the manners of the early ages, struck dismay into the heart of the Margrave.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she sent a carving-knife at me first,” said the heartbroken husband.
fling
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From this reading “To correct a wife with a cane is a venial, I may say a justifiable practice; but to fling a bottle at her is ruin both to the liquor and to her.”
heart
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From this reading This singular document, illustrative of the passions of women at all times, and particularly of the manners of the early ages, struck dismay into the heart of the Margrave.
heartbroken
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From this reading “But she sent a carving-knife at me first,” said the heartbroken husband.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Are her ladyship's insinuations correct?” asked the hermit, in a severe tone.
hermit
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From this reading “Are her ladyship's insinuations correct?” asked the hermit, in a severe tone.
husband
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From this reading “But she sent a carving-knife at me first,” said the heartbroken husband.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “To correct a wife with a cane is a venial, I may say a justifiable practice; but to fling a bottle at her is ruin both to the liquor and to her.”
illustrative
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From this reading This singular document, illustrative of the passions of women at all times, and particularly of the manners of the early ages, struck dismay into the heart of the Margrave.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Are her ladyship's insinuations correct?” asked the hermit, in a severe tone.
insinuations
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From this reading “Are her ladyship's insinuations correct?” asked the hermit, in a severe tone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This singular document, illustrative of the passions of women at all times, and particularly of the manners of the early ages, struck dismay into the heart of the Margrave.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “To correct a wife with a cane is a venial, I may say a justifiable practice; but to fling a bottle at her is ruin both to the liquor and to her.”
justifiable
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From this reading “To correct a wife with a cane is a venial, I may say a justifiable practice; but to fling a bottle at her is ruin both to the liquor and to her.”
ladyship's
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From this reading “Are her ladyship's insinuations correct?” asked the hermit, in a severe tone.
liquor
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From this reading “To correct a wife with a cane is a venial, I may say a justifiable practice; but to fling a bottle at her is ruin both to the liquor and to her.”
manners
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From this reading This singular document, illustrative of the passions of women at all times, and particularly of the manners of the early ages, struck dismay into the heart of the Margrave.
Margrave
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From this reading This singular document, illustrative of the passions of women at all times, and particularly of the manners of the early ages, struck dismay into the heart of the Margrave.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “To correct a wife with a cane is a venial, I may say a justifiable practice; but to fling a bottle at her is ruin both to the liquor and to her.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But she sent a carving-knife at me first,” said the heartbroken husband.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This singular document, illustrative of the passions of women at all times, and particularly of the manners of the early ages, struck dismay into the heart of the Margrave.
particularly
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From this reading This singular document, illustrative of the passions of women at all times, and particularly of the manners of the early ages, struck dismay into the heart of the Margrave.
passions
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From this reading This singular document, illustrative of the passions of women at all times, and particularly of the manners of the early ages, struck dismay into the heart of the Margrave.
practice
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From this reading “To correct a wife with a cane is a venial, I may say a justifiable practice; but to fling a bottle at her is ruin both to the liquor and to her.”
ruin
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From this reading “To correct a wife with a cane is a venial, I may say a justifiable practice; but to fling a bottle at her is ruin both to the liquor and to her.”
said
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From this reading “But she sent a carving-knife at me first,” said the heartbroken husband.
say
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From this reading “To correct a wife with a cane is a venial, I may say a justifiable practice; but to fling a bottle at her is ruin both to the liquor and to her.”
sent
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From this reading “But she sent a carving-knife at me first,” said the heartbroken husband.
SENTENCE
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From this reading THE SENTENCE.
severe
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From this reading “Are her ladyship's insinuations correct?” asked the hermit, in a severe tone.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But she sent a carving-knife at me first,” said the heartbroken husband.
singular
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From this reading This singular document, illustrative of the passions of women at all times, and particularly of the manners of the early ages, struck dismay into the heart of the Margrave.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This singular document, illustrative of the passions of women at all times, and particularly of the manners of the early ages, struck dismay into the heart of the Margrave.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SENTENCE.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This singular document, illustrative of the passions of women at all times, and particularly of the manners of the early ages, struck dismay into the heart of the Margrave.
times
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From this reading This singular document, illustrative of the passions of women at all times, and particularly of the manners of the early ages, struck dismay into the heart of the Margrave.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To correct a wife with a cane is a venial, I may say a justifiable practice; but to fling a bottle at her is ruin both to the liquor and to her.”
tone
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From this reading “Are her ladyship's insinuations correct?” asked the hermit, in a severe tone.
venial
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From this reading “To correct a wife with a cane is a venial, I may say a justifiable practice; but to fling a bottle at her is ruin both to the liquor and to her.”
wife
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From this reading “To correct a wife with a cane is a venial, I may say a justifiable practice; but to fling a bottle at her is ruin both to the liquor and to her.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “To correct a wife with a cane is a venial, I may say a justifiable practice; but to fling a bottle at her is ruin both to the liquor and to her.”
women
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From this reading This singular document, illustrative of the passions of women at all times, and particularly of the manners of the early ages, struck dismay into the heart of the Margrave.
