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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 We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When breakfast was over, and the gentlemen had taken their departure, Louisa was amazingly laughed at by her sisters about her new lover.
absented
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From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
admirer
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From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
again
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From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
air
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From this reading He was mimicked and ridiculed in every possible way; walk, air, manner, voice, modes of expression, ways of looking, &c.
amazingly
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From this reading When breakfast was over, and the gentlemen had taken their departure, Louisa was amazingly laughed at by her sisters about her new lover.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When breakfast was over, and the gentlemen had taken their departure, Louisa was amazingly laughed at by her sisters about her new lover.
any
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From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When breakfast was over, and the gentlemen had taken their departure, Louisa was amazingly laughed at by her sisters about her new lover.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
become
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From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
breakfast
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From this reading When breakfast was over, and the gentlemen had taken their departure, Louisa was amazingly laughed at by her sisters about her new lover.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When breakfast was over, and the gentlemen had taken their departure, Louisa was amazingly laughed at by her sisters about her new lover.
c
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From this reading He was mimicked and ridiculed in every possible way; walk, air, manner, voice, modes of expression, ways of looking, &c.
choice
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From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
danger
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From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
departure
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From this reading When breakfast was over, and the gentlemen had taken their departure, Louisa was amazingly laughed at by her sisters about her new lover.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It is no wonder, then, that poor Sir James did not escape.
escape
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From this reading It is no wonder, then, that poor Sir James did not escape.
ever
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From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He was mimicked and ridiculed in every possible way; walk, air, manner, voice, modes of expression, ways of looking, &c.
expression
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From this reading He was mimicked and ridiculed in every possible way; walk, air, manner, voice, modes of expression, ways of looking, &c.
family
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From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
fatigued
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From this reading &c.; till the girls had perfectly fatigued themselves with laughing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
gentlemen
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From this reading When breakfast was over, and the gentlemen had taken their departure, Louisa was amazingly laughed at by her sisters about her new lover.
girls
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From this reading &c.; till the girls had perfectly fatigued themselves with laughing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When breakfast was over, and the gentlemen had taken their departure, Louisa was amazingly laughed at by her sisters about her new lover.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was mimicked and ridiculed in every possible way; walk, air, manner, voice, modes of expression, ways of looking, &c.
heard
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From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When breakfast was over, and the gentlemen had taken their departure, Louisa was amazingly laughed at by her sisters about her new lover.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was mimicked and ridiculed in every possible way; walk, air, manner, voice, modes of expression, ways of looking, &c.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is no wonder, then, that poor Sir James did not escape.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
James
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From this reading It is no wonder, then, that poor Sir James did not escape.
lady
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From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
large
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From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
laughed
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From this reading When breakfast was over, and the gentlemen had taken their departure, Louisa was amazingly laughed at by her sisters about her new lover.
laughing
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From this reading &c.; till the girls had perfectly fatigued themselves with laughing.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
looking
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From this reading He was mimicked and ridiculed in every possible way; walk, air, manner, voice, modes of expression, ways of looking, &c.
Louisa
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From this reading When breakfast was over, and the gentlemen had taken their departure, Louisa was amazingly laughed at by her sisters about her new lover.
love
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From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
lover
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From this reading When breakfast was over, and the gentlemen had taken their departure, Louisa was amazingly laughed at by her sisters about her new lover.
man
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From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
manner
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From this reading He was mimicked and ridiculed in every possible way; walk, air, manner, voice, modes of expression, ways of looking, &c.
mimicked
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From this reading He was mimicked and ridiculed in every possible way; walk, air, manner, voice, modes of expression, ways of looking, &c.
modes
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From this reading He was mimicked and ridiculed in every possible way; walk, air, manner, voice, modes of expression, ways of looking, &c.
moment
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From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
new
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From this reading When breakfast was over, and the gentlemen had taken their departure, Louisa was amazingly laughed at by her sisters about her new lover.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is no wonder, then, that poor Sir James did not escape.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is no wonder, then, that poor Sir James did not escape.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was mimicked and ridiculed in every possible way; walk, air, manner, voice, modes of expression, ways of looking, &c.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
out
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From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When breakfast was over, and the gentlemen had taken their departure, Louisa was amazingly laughed at by her sisters about her new lover.
perfectly
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From this reading &c.; till the girls had perfectly fatigued themselves with laughing.
poor
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From this reading It is no wonder, then, that poor Sir James did not escape.
possible
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From this reading He was mimicked and ridiculed in every possible way; walk, air, manner, voice, modes of expression, ways of looking, &c.
ridiculed
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From this reading He was mimicked and ridiculed in every possible way; walk, air, manner, voice, modes of expression, ways of looking, &c.
said
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From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
service
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From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
Sir
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From this reading It is no wonder, then, that poor Sir James did not escape.
sisters
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From this reading When breakfast was over, and the gentlemen had taken their departure, Louisa was amazingly laughed at by her sisters about her new lover.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
successful
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From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
sure
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From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
taken
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From this reading When breakfast was over, and the gentlemen had taken their departure, Louisa was amazingly laughed at by her sisters about her new lover.
talking
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From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When breakfast was over, and the gentlemen had taken their departure, Louisa was amazingly laughed at by her sisters about her new lover.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When breakfast was over, and the gentlemen had taken their departure, Louisa was amazingly laughed at by her sisters about her new lover.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading &c.; till the girls had perfectly fatigued themselves with laughing.
then
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From this reading It is no wonder, then, that poor Sir James did not escape.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading &c.; till the girls had perfectly fatigued themselves with laughing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
voice
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From this reading He was mimicked and ridiculed in every possible way; walk, air, manner, voice, modes of expression, ways of looking, &c.
walk
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From this reading He was mimicked and ridiculed in every possible way; walk, air, manner, voice, modes of expression, ways of looking, &c.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When breakfast was over, and the gentlemen had taken their departure, Louisa was amazingly laughed at by her sisters about her new lover.
way
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From this reading He was mimicked and ridiculed in every possible way; walk, air, manner, voice, modes of expression, ways of looking, &c.
ways
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From this reading He was mimicked and ridiculed in every possible way; walk, air, manner, voice, modes of expression, ways of looking, &c.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have heard it said, that it was a service of danger for any man to become the admirer of one of a large family; for that, let him be ever so successful in talking the lady of his choice into love, she was sure the moment he absented himself to be laughed out of it again by her sisters.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When breakfast was over, and the gentlemen had taken their departure, Louisa was amazingly laughed at by her sisters about her new lover.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading &c.; till the girls had perfectly fatigued themselves with laughing.
wonder
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From this reading It is no wonder, then, that poor Sir James did not escape.
