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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 Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
a-bleeding
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From this reading "My heart is a-bleeding.
appear
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From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
bound
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From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
came
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From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
considered
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From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
dear
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From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
don't
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From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
fatal
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From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
heart
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From this reading "My heart is a-bleeding.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
how
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From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My heart is a-bleeding.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
Lady
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From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
marriage
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From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
meet
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From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
mockery
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From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
moment
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From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
Morgan
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From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
note
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From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
only
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From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
read
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From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
saw
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From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
Thiselton's
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From this reading "My poor, dear Morgan," read Lady Thiselton's note.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
understood
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From this reading The moment I saw her appear I understood everything.
veriest
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From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Of course, I don't know how you came to meet her, but such a creature was bound to be fatal to you.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your marriage to her can only be considered as the veriest mockery.