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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 I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
afraid
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From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
Also
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From this reading "Also of the people we met last night at the vice chancellor's."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am sure I beg your pardon," said Christian, laughing "I have not the slightest feeling either of resignation or patience.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
any
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Also of the people we met last night at the vice chancellor's."
Avonsbridge
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
battle
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
beg
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From this reading "I am sure I beg your pardon," said Christian, laughing "I have not the slightest feeling either of resignation or patience.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading _"Get thee behind me, Satan!
Bennett's
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From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
briefly
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From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
chancellor's
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From this reading "Also of the people we met last night at the vice chancellor's."
Christian
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From this reading "I am sure I beg your pardon," said Christian, laughing "I have not the slightest feeling either of resignation or patience.
clear
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
divine
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading "I am sure I beg your pardon," said Christian, laughing "I have not the slightest feeling either of resignation or patience.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I am sure I beg your pardon," said Christian, laughing "I have not the slightest feeling either of resignation or patience.
fiends
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
fought
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
Gascoigne
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From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
Get
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From this reading _"Get thee behind me, Satan!
glittering
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
Grey
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I am sure I beg your pardon," said Christian, laughing "I have not the slightest feeling either of resignation or patience.
hew
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
hold
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
host
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
I'll
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
just
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From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
lady
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Also of the people we met last night at the vice chancellor's."
laughing
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From this reading "I am sure I beg your pardon," said Christian, laughing "I have not the slightest feeling either of resignation or patience.
learn
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
less
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
like
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
master's
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _"Get thee behind me, Satan!
met
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From this reading "Also of the people we met last night at the vice chancellor's."
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
Miss
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From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
monument
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
more
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
Mrs
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
much
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From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
new
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From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
night
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From this reading "Also of the people we met last night at the vice chancellor's."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I am sure I beg your pardon," said Christian, laughing "I have not the slightest feeling either of resignation or patience.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
other
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
pardon
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From this reading "I am sure I beg your pardon," said Christian, laughing "I have not the slightest feeling either of resignation or patience.
Patience
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
people
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From this reading "Also of the people we met last night at the vice chancellor's."
plan
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From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
position
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
Resignation
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
safe
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From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
said
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From this reading "I am sure I beg your pardon," said Christian, laughing "I have not the slightest feeling either of resignation or patience.
Satan
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From this reading _"Get thee behind me, Satan!
sharp
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
situation
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From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
slightest
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From this reading "I am sure I beg your pardon," said Christian, laughing "I have not the slightest feeling either of resignation or patience.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
stainless
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
strong
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am sure I beg your pardon," said Christian, laughing "I have not the slightest feeling either of resignation or patience.
sword
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
telling
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From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _"Get thee behind me, Satan!
There
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
trust
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From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
upright
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
very
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From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
vice
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From this reading "Also of the people we met last night at the vice chancellor's."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
way
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Also of the people we met last night at the vice chancellor's."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
wife
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
wish
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
word
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From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
worldly
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From this reading I am afraid I was thinking over something much more worldly--that plan about Miss Bennett's new situation of which I have just been telling you"--told as briefly as she could, for it was not very safe to trust Miss Gascoigne with any thing.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am sure I beg your pardon," said Christian, laughing "I have not the slightest feeling either of resignation or patience.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I know no other word: There is a battle that must be fought, And fought but with the sword-- _"The clear, sharp, stainless, glittering sword Of purity divine: I'll hew my way through a host of fiends, If that strong sword be mine."_ "I wish Mrs. Grey, you would learn to hold yourself a little more upright, and look a little more like the master's wife--a lady in as good a position as any in Avonsbridge--and a little less like a Resignation or a Patience on a monument."
