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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 A thrill of pleasure passed through her bosom as she listened to them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Owen handed his sister into the vehicle, and told the flyman to drive on.
answer
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From this reading They were the genuine reproach of a lover to his mistress; the trifling coldness of her answer to him would have been noticed by no man who was only a friend.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A thrill of pleasure passed through her bosom as she listened to them.
badly
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From this reading ‘Poor Springrove--I think we have served him rather badly,’ he said to Cytherea, repeating the words of the note to her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were the genuine reproach of a lover to his mistress; the trifling coldness of her answer to him would have been noticed by no man who was only a friend.
bosom
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From this reading A thrill of pleasure passed through her bosom as she listened to them.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, in entertaining that sweet thought, she had forgotten herself, and her position for the instant.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were the genuine reproach of a lover to his mistress; the trifling coldness of her answer to him would have been noticed by no man who was only a friend.
coldness
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From this reading They were the genuine reproach of a lover to his mistress; the trifling coldness of her answer to him would have been noticed by no man who was only a friend.
Cytherea
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From this reading ‘Poor Springrove--I think we have served him rather badly,’ he said to Cytherea, repeating the words of the note to her.
drive
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From this reading Owen handed his sister into the vehicle, and told the flyman to drive on.
entertaining
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From this reading But, in entertaining that sweet thought, she had forgotten herself, and her position for the instant.
flyman
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From this reading Owen handed his sister into the vehicle, and told the flyman to drive on.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, in entertaining that sweet thought, she had forgotten herself, and her position for the instant.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading But, in entertaining that sweet thought, she had forgotten herself, and her position for the instant.
friend
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From this reading They were the genuine reproach of a lover to his mistress; the trifling coldness of her answer to him would have been noticed by no man who was only a friend.
genuine
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From this reading They were the genuine reproach of a lover to his mistress; the trifling coldness of her answer to him would have been noticed by no man who was only a friend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But, in entertaining that sweet thought, she had forgotten herself, and her position for the instant.
handed
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From this reading Owen handed his sister into the vehicle, and told the flyman to drive on.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Poor Springrove--I think we have served him rather badly,’ he said to Cytherea, repeating the words of the note to her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Poor Springrove--I think we have served him rather badly,’ he said to Cytherea, repeating the words of the note to her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Poor Springrove--I think we have served him rather badly,’ he said to Cytherea, repeating the words of the note to her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But, in entertaining that sweet thought, she had forgotten herself, and her position for the instant.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Poor Springrove--I think we have served him rather badly,’ he said to Cytherea, repeating the words of the note to her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Owen handed his sister into the vehicle, and told the flyman to drive on.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Poor Springrove--I think we have served him rather badly,’ he said to Cytherea, repeating the words of the note to her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, in entertaining that sweet thought, she had forgotten herself, and her position for the instant.
instant
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From this reading But, in entertaining that sweet thought, she had forgotten herself, and her position for the instant.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Owen handed his sister into the vehicle, and told the flyman to drive on.
listened
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From this reading A thrill of pleasure passed through her bosom as she listened to them.
lover
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From this reading They were the genuine reproach of a lover to his mistress; the trifling coldness of her answer to him would have been noticed by no man who was only a friend.
man
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From this reading They were the genuine reproach of a lover to his mistress; the trifling coldness of her answer to him would have been noticed by no man who was only a friend.
mistress
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From this reading They were the genuine reproach of a lover to his mistress; the trifling coldness of her answer to him would have been noticed by no man who was only a friend.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They were the genuine reproach of a lover to his mistress; the trifling coldness of her answer to him would have been noticed by no man who was only a friend.
note
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From this reading ‘Poor Springrove--I think we have served him rather badly,’ he said to Cytherea, repeating the words of the note to her.
noticed
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From this reading They were the genuine reproach of a lover to his mistress; the trifling coldness of her answer to him would have been noticed by no man who was only a friend.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Poor Springrove--I think we have served him rather badly,’ he said to Cytherea, repeating the words of the note to her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Owen handed his sister into the vehicle, and told the flyman to drive on.
only
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From this reading They were the genuine reproach of a lover to his mistress; the trifling coldness of her answer to him would have been noticed by no man who was only a friend.
Owen
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From this reading Owen handed his sister into the vehicle, and told the flyman to drive on.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thrill of pleasure passed through her bosom as she listened to them.
pleasure
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From this reading A thrill of pleasure passed through her bosom as she listened to them.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Poor Springrove--I think we have served him rather badly,’ he said to Cytherea, repeating the words of the note to her.
position
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From this reading But, in entertaining that sweet thought, she had forgotten herself, and her position for the instant.
rather
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From this reading ‘Poor Springrove--I think we have served him rather badly,’ he said to Cytherea, repeating the words of the note to her.
repeating
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From this reading ‘Poor Springrove--I think we have served him rather badly,’ he said to Cytherea, repeating the words of the note to her.
reproach
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From this reading They were the genuine reproach of a lover to his mistress; the trifling coldness of her answer to him would have been noticed by no man who was only a friend.
said
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From this reading ‘Poor Springrove--I think we have served him rather badly,’ he said to Cytherea, repeating the words of the note to her.
served
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From this reading ‘Poor Springrove--I think we have served him rather badly,’ he said to Cytherea, repeating the words of the note to her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A thrill of pleasure passed through her bosom as she listened to them.
sister
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From this reading Owen handed his sister into the vehicle, and told the flyman to drive on.
Springrove
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From this reading ‘Poor Springrove--I think we have served him rather badly,’ he said to Cytherea, repeating the words of the note to her.
sweet
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From this reading But, in entertaining that sweet thought, she had forgotten herself, and her position for the instant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, in entertaining that sweet thought, she had forgotten herself, and her position for the instant.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Owen handed his sister into the vehicle, and told the flyman to drive on.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A thrill of pleasure passed through her bosom as she listened to them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were the genuine reproach of a lover to his mistress; the trifling coldness of her answer to him would have been noticed by no man who was only a friend.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Poor Springrove--I think we have served him rather badly,’ he said to Cytherea, repeating the words of the note to her.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, in entertaining that sweet thought, she had forgotten herself, and her position for the instant.
thrill
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From this reading A thrill of pleasure passed through her bosom as she listened to them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A thrill of pleasure passed through her bosom as she listened to them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Owen handed his sister into the vehicle, and told the flyman to drive on.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Owen handed his sister into the vehicle, and told the flyman to drive on.
trifling
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From this reading They were the genuine reproach of a lover to his mistress; the trifling coldness of her answer to him would have been noticed by no man who was only a friend.
vehicle
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From this reading Owen handed his sister into the vehicle, and told the flyman to drive on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were the genuine reproach of a lover to his mistress; the trifling coldness of her answer to him would have been noticed by no man who was only a friend.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘Poor Springrove--I think we have served him rather badly,’ he said to Cytherea, repeating the words of the note to her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were the genuine reproach of a lover to his mistress; the trifling coldness of her answer to him would have been noticed by no man who was only a friend.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They were the genuine reproach of a lover to his mistress; the trifling coldness of her answer to him would have been noticed by no man who was only a friend.
words
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From this reading ‘Poor Springrove--I think we have served him rather badly,’ he said to Cytherea, repeating the words of the note to her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were the genuine reproach of a lover to his mistress; the trifling coldness of her answer to him would have been noticed by no man who was only a friend.
