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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 She even began to consider her own judgment a safer guide in the affairs of every day than the example of her patroness.
actually
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From this reading Had she not been right in declaring Cashel Byron an ignorant and common man when Lydia, in spite of her warning, had actually invited him to visit them?
affairs
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From this reading She even began to consider her own judgment a safer guide in the affairs of every day than the example of her patroness.
Alice
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From this reading Alice was more at her ease during the remnant of the London season.
always
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From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Had she not been right in declaring Cashel Byron an ignorant and common man when Lydia, in spite of her warning, had actually invited him to visit them?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Alice was more at her ease during the remnant of the London season.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She even began to consider her own judgment a safer guide in the affairs of every day than the example of her patroness.
Byron
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From this reading Had she not been right in declaring Cashel Byron an ignorant and common man when Lydia, in spite of her warning, had actually invited him to visit them?
Cashel
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From this reading Had she not been right in declaring Cashel Byron an ignorant and common man when Lydia, in spite of her warning, had actually invited him to visit them?
common
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From this reading Had she not been right in declaring Cashel Byron an ignorant and common man when Lydia, in spite of her warning, had actually invited him to visit them?
connection
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From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
consider
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From this reading She even began to consider her own judgment a safer guide in the affairs of every day than the example of her patroness.
day
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From this reading She even began to consider her own judgment a safer guide in the affairs of every day than the example of her patroness.
declaring
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From this reading Had she not been right in declaring Cashel Byron an ignorant and common man when Lydia, in spite of her warning, had actually invited him to visit them?
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Alice was more at her ease during the remnant of the London season.
ease
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From this reading Alice was more at her ease during the remnant of the London season.
eclipsed
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From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
emboldened
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From this reading Her freedom emboldened and improved her.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She even began to consider her own judgment a safer guide in the affairs of every day than the example of her patroness.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She even began to consider her own judgment a safer guide in the affairs of every day than the example of her patroness.
example
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From this reading She even began to consider her own judgment a safer guide in the affairs of every day than the example of her patroness.
felt
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From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
freedom
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From this reading Her freedom emboldened and improved her.
gone
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From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
guide
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From this reading She even began to consider her own judgment a safer guide in the affairs of every day than the example of her patroness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alice was more at her ease during the remnant of the London season.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had she not been right in declaring Cashel Byron an ignorant and common man when Lydia, in spite of her warning, had actually invited him to visit them?
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had she not been right in declaring Cashel Byron an ignorant and common man when Lydia, in spite of her warning, had actually invited him to visit them?
improved
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From this reading Her freedom emboldened and improved her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
inferiority
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From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
invited
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From this reading Had she not been right in declaring Cashel Byron an ignorant and common man when Lydia, in spite of her warning, had actually invited him to visit them?
judgment
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From this reading She even began to consider her own judgment a safer guide in the affairs of every day than the example of her patroness.
London
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From this reading Alice was more at her ease during the remnant of the London season.
Lydia
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From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
man
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From this reading Had she not been right in declaring Cashel Byron an ignorant and common man when Lydia, in spite of her warning, had actually invited him to visit them?
more
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From this reading Alice was more at her ease during the remnant of the London season.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had she not been right in declaring Cashel Byron an ignorant and common man when Lydia, in spite of her warning, had actually invited him to visit them?
now
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From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alice was more at her ease during the remnant of the London season.
own
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From this reading She even began to consider her own judgment a safer guide in the affairs of every day than the example of her patroness.
patroness
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From this reading She even began to consider her own judgment a safer guide in the affairs of every day than the example of her patroness.
presence
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From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
pride
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From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
proud
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From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
remnant
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From this reading Alice was more at her ease during the remnant of the London season.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had she not been right in declaring Cashel Byron an ignorant and common man when Lydia, in spite of her warning, had actually invited him to visit them?
safer
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From this reading She even began to consider her own judgment a safer guide in the affairs of every day than the example of her patroness.
season
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From this reading Alice was more at her ease during the remnant of the London season.
sense
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From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
spite
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From this reading Had she not been right in declaring Cashel Byron an ignorant and common man when Lydia, in spite of her warning, had actually invited him to visit them?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She even began to consider her own judgment a safer guide in the affairs of every day than the example of her patroness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alice was more at her ease during the remnant of the London season.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Had she not been right in declaring Cashel Byron an ignorant and common man when Lydia, in spite of her warning, had actually invited him to visit them?
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She even began to consider her own judgment a safer guide in the affairs of every day than the example of her patroness.
visit
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From this reading Had she not been right in declaring Cashel Byron an ignorant and common man when Lydia, in spite of her warning, had actually invited him to visit them?
warning
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From this reading Had she not been right in declaring Cashel Byron an ignorant and common man when Lydia, in spite of her warning, had actually invited him to visit them?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alice was more at her ease during the remnant of the London season.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Had she not been right in declaring Cashel Byron an ignorant and common man when Lydia, in spite of her warning, had actually invited him to visit them?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though she had been proud of her connection with Lydia, she had always felt eclipsed in her presence; and now that Lydia was gone, the pride remained and the sense of inferiority was forgotten.
