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From this reading Volume 3.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was the daughter of a ruined squatter, whose family had been pursued with bad luck; he was a planter, named Houghton.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading They were not happy, they might never be; he was almost sure they would not be; she had long ceased to think they could be.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was not an uncommon woman; he was not an unusual man.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading She was the daughter of a ruined squatter, whose family had been pursued with bad luck; he was a planter, named Houghton.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were not happy, they might never be; he was almost sure they would not be; she had long ceased to think they could be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was the daughter of a ruined squatter, whose family had been pursued with bad luck; he was a planter, named Houghton.
ceasedverbUS /siːst/
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading They were not happy, they might never be; he was almost sure they would not be; she had long ceased to think they could be.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were not happy, they might never be; he was almost sure they would not be; she had long ceased to think they could be.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading She was the daughter of a ruined squatter, whose family had been pursued with bad luck; he was a planter, named Houghton.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She had told him when she married him that she did not love him.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading She was the daughter of a ruined squatter, whose family had been pursued with bad luck; he was a planter, named Houghton.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was the daughter of a ruined squatter, whose family had been pursued with bad luck; he was a planter, named Houghton.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading They were not happy, they might never be; he was almost sure they would not be; she had long ceased to think they could be.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was the daughter of a ruined squatter, whose family had been pursued with bad luck; he was a planter, named Houghton.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had told him when she married him that she did not love him.
HoughtonnounUS /ˈhɔːtən/
United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)
From this reading She was the daughter of a ruined squatter, whose family had been pursued with bad luck; he was a planter, named Houghton.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They were not happy, they might never be; he was almost sure they would not be; she had long ceased to think they could be.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She had told him when she married him that she did not love him.
lucknounUS /lʌk/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading She was the daughter of a ruined squatter, whose family had been pursued with bad luck; he was a planter, named Houghton.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She was not an uncommon woman; he was not an unusual man.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading She had told him when she married him that she did not love him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They were not happy, they might never be; he was almost sure they would not be; she had long ceased to think they could be.
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She was the daughter of a ruined squatter, whose family had been pursued with bad luck; he was a planter, named Houghton.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They were not happy, they might never be; he was almost sure they would not be; she had long ceased to think they could be.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not an uncommon woman; he was not an unusual man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was the daughter of a ruined squatter, whose family had been pursued with bad luck; he was a planter, named Houghton.
planternounUS /ˈplæntər/
the owner or manager of a plantation
From this reading She was the daughter of a ruined squatter, whose family had been pursued with bad luck; he was a planter, named Houghton.
pursuednounUS /pərˈsuːd/
a person who is being chased
From this reading She was the daughter of a ruined squatter, whose family had been pursued with bad luck; he was a planter, named Houghton.
ruinedadjectiveUS /ˈruːənd/
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading She was the daughter of a ruined squatter, whose family had been pursued with bad luck; he was a planter, named Houghton.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was the daughter of a ruined squatter, whose family had been pursued with bad luck; he was a planter, named Houghton.
squatternounUS /ˈskwɑːtər/
someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
From this reading She was the daughter of a ruined squatter, whose family had been pursued with bad luck; he was a planter, named Houghton.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading They were not happy, they might never be; he was almost sure they would not be; she had long ceased to think they could be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had told him when she married him that she did not love him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was the daughter of a ruined squatter, whose family had been pursued with bad luck; he was a planter, named Houghton.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were not happy, they might never be; he was almost sure they would not be; she had long ceased to think they could be.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading They were not happy, they might never be; he was almost sure they would not be; she had long ceased to think they could be.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were not happy, they might never be; he was almost sure they would not be; she had long ceased to think they could be.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She had told him when she married him that she did not love him.
uncommonadjectiveUS /ənˈkɑːmən/
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading She was not an uncommon woman; he was not an unusual man.
unusualadjectiveUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəl/
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading She was not an uncommon woman; he was not an unusual man.
VolumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Volume 3.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was the daughter of a ruined squatter, whose family had been pursued with bad luck; he was a planter, named Houghton.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were not happy, they might never be; he was almost sure they would not be; she had long ceased to think they could be.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had told him when she married him that she did not love him.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She was the daughter of a ruined squatter, whose family had been pursued with bad luck; he was a planter, named Houghton.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was the daughter of a ruined squatter, whose family had been pursued with bad luck; he was a planter, named Houghton.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She was not an uncommon woman; he was not an unusual man.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were not happy, they might never be; he was almost sure they would not be; she had long ceased to think they could be.
