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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 Lydia resumed her work next day with shaken nerves and a longing for society.
acquaintance
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From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
admiration
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From this reading She shrank from the people who attached themselves to her strength and riches even when they had not calculated her gain, and were conscious only of admiration and gratitude.
agreeable
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From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
Alice
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From this reading Alice, as a companion, had proved a failure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lydia resumed her work next day with shaken nerves and a longing for society.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Alice, as a companion, had proved a failure.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
attached
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From this reading She shrank from the people who attached themselves to her strength and riches even when they had not calculated her gain, and were conscious only of admiration and gratitude.
autumn
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From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she knew that they would only cause her to regret her former solitude.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
calculated
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From this reading She shrank from the people who attached themselves to her strength and riches even when they had not calculated her gain, and were conscious only of admiration and gratitude.
Castle
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From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
cause
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From this reading But she knew that they would only cause her to regret her former solitude.
companion
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From this reading Alice, as a companion, had proved a failure.
conscious
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From this reading She shrank from the people who attached themselves to her strength and riches even when they had not calculated her gain, and were conscious only of admiration and gratitude.
considerable
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From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
day
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From this reading Lydia resumed her work next day with shaken nerves and a longing for society.
devotion
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From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
enthusiastic
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From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She shrank from the people who attached themselves to her strength and riches even when they had not calculated her gain, and were conscious only of admiration and gratitude.
failure
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From this reading Alice, as a companion, had proved a failure.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lydia resumed her work next day with shaken nerves and a longing for society.
former
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From this reading But she knew that they would only cause her to regret her former solitude.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She shrank from the people who attached themselves to her strength and riches even when they had not calculated her gain, and were conscious only of admiration and gratitude.
gain
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From this reading She shrank from the people who attached themselves to her strength and riches even when they had not calculated her gain, and were conscious only of admiration and gratitude.
gratitude
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From this reading She shrank from the people who attached themselves to her strength and riches even when they had not calculated her gain, and were conscious only of admiration and gratitude.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She shrank from the people who attached themselves to her strength and riches even when they had not calculated her gain, and were conscious only of admiration and gratitude.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lydia resumed her work next day with shaken nerves and a longing for society.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
kisses
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From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
knew
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From this reading But she knew that they would only cause her to regret her former solitude.
ladies
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From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
longing
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From this reading Lydia resumed her work next day with shaken nerves and a longing for society.
Lydia
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From this reading Lydia resumed her work next day with shaken nerves and a longing for society.
mail
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From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
Many
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From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
more
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From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
nerves
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From this reading Lydia resumed her work next day with shaken nerves and a longing for society.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lydia resumed her work next day with shaken nerves and a longing for society.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She shrank from the people who attached themselves to her strength and riches even when they had not calculated her gain, and were conscious only of admiration and gratitude.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
only
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From this reading But she knew that they would only cause her to regret her former solitude.
pains
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From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
people
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From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
practical
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From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
proved
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From this reading Alice, as a companion, had proved a failure.
regret
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From this reading But she knew that they would only cause her to regret her former solitude.
response
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From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lydia resumed her work next day with shaken nerves and a longing for society.
riches
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From this reading She shrank from the people who attached themselves to her strength and riches even when they had not calculated her gain, and were conscious only of admiration and gratitude.
sake
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From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
shaken
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From this reading Lydia resumed her work next day with shaken nerves and a longing for society.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she knew that they would only cause her to regret her former solitude.
shrank
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From this reading She shrank from the people who attached themselves to her strength and riches even when they had not calculated her gain, and were conscious only of admiration and gratitude.
society
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From this reading Lydia resumed her work next day with shaken nerves and a longing for society.
solitude
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From this reading But she knew that they would only cause her to regret her former solitude.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She shrank from the people who attached themselves to her strength and riches even when they had not calculated her gain, and were conscious only of admiration and gratitude.
taken
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From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
telegram
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From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But she knew that they would only cause her to regret her former solitude.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she knew that they would only cause her to regret her former solitude.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She shrank from the people who attached themselves to her strength and riches even when they had not calculated her gain, and were conscious only of admiration and gratitude.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She shrank from the people who attached themselves to her strength and riches even when they had not calculated her gain, and were conscious only of admiration and gratitude.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She shrank from the people who attached themselves to her strength and riches even when they had not calculated her gain, and were conscious only of admiration and gratitude.
Wiltstoken
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From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lydia resumed her work next day with shaken nerves and a longing for society.
work
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From this reading Lydia resumed her work next day with shaken nerves and a longing for society.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
young
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From this reading Many enthusiastic young ladies of her acquaintance would have brought her kisses and devotion by the next mail in response to a telegram; and many more practical people would have taken considerable pains to make themselves agreeable to her for the sake of spending the autumn at Wiltstoken Castle.
