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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 To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ENGAGEMENT, REAL AND PROSPECTIVE.
angry
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From this reading To say that the doctor was angry would but feebly express the nature of his feelings.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had fully expected that Nellie would be taken off his hands, and he had latterly a very good reason for wishing that it might be so.
brother
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From this reading While in this latter condition Mrs. Kelsey deemed it necessary to summon her brother, to whom she narrated the circumstances of Nellie's illness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To say that the doctor was angry would but feebly express the nature of his feelings.
C
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From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
circumstances
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From this reading While in this latter condition Mrs. Kelsey deemed it necessary to summon her brother, to whom she narrated the circumstances of Nellie's illness.
communicated
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From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
condition
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From this reading While in this latter condition Mrs. Kelsey deemed it necessary to summon her brother, to whom she narrated the circumstances of Nellie's illness.
deemed
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From this reading While in this latter condition Mrs. Kelsey deemed it necessary to summon her brother, to whom she narrated the circumstances of Nellie's illness.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To say that the doctor was angry would but feebly express the nature of his feelings.
ended
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From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
ENGAGEMENT
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From this reading THE ENGAGEMENT, REAL AND PROSPECTIVE.
expected
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From this reading He had fully expected that Nellie would be taken off his hands, and he had latterly a very good reason for wishing that it might be so.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading To say that the doctor was angry would but feebly express the nature of his feelings.
fallen
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From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
feebly
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From this reading To say that the doctor was angry would but feebly express the nature of his feelings.
feelings
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From this reading To say that the doctor was angry would but feebly express the nature of his feelings.
finally
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From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
flood
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From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had fully expected that Nellie would be taken off his hands, and he had latterly a very good reason for wishing that it might be so.
fully
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From this reading He had fully expected that Nellie would be taken off his hands, and he had latterly a very good reason for wishing that it might be so.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had fully expected that Nellie would be taken off his hands, and he had latterly a very good reason for wishing that it might be so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He had fully expected that Nellie would be taken off his hands, and he had latterly a very good reason for wishing that it might be so.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had fully expected that Nellie would be taken off his hands, and he had latterly a very good reason for wishing that it might be so.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To say that the doctor was angry would but feebly express the nature of his feelings.
hysterics
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From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
illness
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From this reading While in this latter condition Mrs. Kelsey deemed it necessary to summon her brother, to whom she narrated the circumstances of Nellie's illness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
interview
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From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading While in this latter condition Mrs. Kelsey deemed it necessary to summon her brother, to whom she narrated the circumstances of Nellie's illness.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
J
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From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
Kelsey
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From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
lady
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From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
latter
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From this reading While in this latter condition Mrs. Kelsey deemed it necessary to summon her brother, to whom she narrated the circumstances of Nellie's illness.
latterly
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From this reading He had fully expected that Nellie would be taken off his hands, and he had latterly a very good reason for wishing that it might be so.
merged
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From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had fully expected that Nellie would be taken off his hands, and he had latterly a very good reason for wishing that it might be so.
Mrs
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From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
narrated
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From this reading While in this latter condition Mrs. Kelsey deemed it necessary to summon her brother, to whom she narrated the circumstances of Nellie's illness.
nature
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From this reading To say that the doctor was angry would but feebly express the nature of his feelings.
necessary
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From this reading While in this latter condition Mrs. Kelsey deemed it necessary to summon her brother, to whom she narrated the circumstances of Nellie's illness.
Nellie
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From this reading He had fully expected that Nellie would be taken off his hands, and he had latterly a very good reason for wishing that it might be so.
Nellie's
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From this reading While in this latter condition Mrs. Kelsey deemed it necessary to summon her brother, to whom she narrated the circumstances of Nellie's illness.
niece
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From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
off
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From this reading He had fully expected that Nellie would be taken off his hands, and he had latterly a very good reason for wishing that it might be so.
passion
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From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
PROSPECTIVE
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From this reading THE ENGAGEMENT, REAL AND PROSPECTIVE.
REAL
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From this reading THE ENGAGEMENT, REAL AND PROSPECTIVE.
reason
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From this reading He had fully expected that Nellie would be taken off his hands, and he had latterly a very good reason for wishing that it might be so.
result
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From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
say
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From this reading To say that the doctor was angry would but feebly express the nature of his feelings.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While in this latter condition Mrs. Kelsey deemed it necessary to summon her brother, to whom she narrated the circumstances of Nellie's illness.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had fully expected that Nellie would be taken off his hands, and he had latterly a very good reason for wishing that it might be so.
strong
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From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
summon
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From this reading While in this latter condition Mrs. Kelsey deemed it necessary to summon her brother, to whom she narrated the circumstances of Nellie's illness.
taken
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From this reading He had fully expected that Nellie would be taken off his hands, and he had latterly a very good reason for wishing that it might be so.
tears
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From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENGAGEMENT, REAL AND PROSPECTIVE.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading While in this latter condition Mrs. Kelsey deemed it necessary to summon her brother, to whom she narrated the circumstances of Nellie's illness.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
very
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From this reading He had fully expected that Nellie would be taken off his hands, and he had latterly a very good reason for wishing that it might be so.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To say that the doctor was angry would but feebly express the nature of his feelings.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While in this latter condition Mrs. Kelsey deemed it necessary to summon her brother, to whom she narrated the circumstances of Nellie's illness.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While in this latter condition Mrs. Kelsey deemed it necessary to summon her brother, to whom she narrated the circumstances of Nellie's illness.
wishing
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From this reading He had fully expected that Nellie would be taken off his hands, and he had latterly a very good reason for wishing that it might be so.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To say that the doctor was angry would but feebly express the nature of his feelings.
young
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From this reading To her niece Mrs. Kelsey had communicated the result of her interview with J.C., and that young lady had fallen into a violent passion, which merged itself at last into a flood of tears, and ended finally in strong hysterics.
