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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 Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
amiable
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From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Young ladies, on the whole, are perhaps quite as susceptible of the softer feelings as young gentlemen are.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Young ladies, on the whole, are perhaps quite as susceptible of the softer feelings as young gentlemen are.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mary had been, as it were, brought up to love him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mary had been, as it were, brought up to love him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
came
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From this reading Then came on her the somewhat harder task of quieting herself.
considerable
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From this reading The Doctor's Garden Mary had contrived to quiet her lover with considerable propriety of demeanour.
contrived
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From this reading The Doctor's Garden Mary had contrived to quiet her lover with considerable propriety of demeanour.
demeanour
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From this reading The Doctor's Garden Mary had contrived to quiet her lover with considerable propriety of demeanour.
Doctor's
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From this reading The Doctor's Garden Mary had contrived to quiet her lover with considerable propriety of demeanour.
excellent
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From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
feelings
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From this reading Young ladies, on the whole, are perhaps quite as susceptible of the softer feelings as young gentlemen are.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
Frank
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From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
Garden
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From this reading The Doctor's Garden Mary had contrived to quiet her lover with considerable propriety of demeanour.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young ladies, on the whole, are perhaps quite as susceptible of the softer feelings as young gentlemen are.
Gresham
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From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
Greshamsbury
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From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Doctor's Garden Mary had contrived to quiet her lover with considerable propriety of demeanour.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
harder
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From this reading Then came on her the somewhat harder task of quieting herself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
heart
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From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Doctor's Garden Mary had contrived to quiet her lover with considerable propriety of demeanour.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then came on her the somewhat harder task of quieting herself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mary had been, as it were, brought up to love him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
intellect
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From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mary had been, as it were, brought up to love him.
ladies
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From this reading Young ladies, on the whole, are perhaps quite as susceptible of the softer feelings as young gentlemen are.
love
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From this reading Mary had been, as it were, brought up to love him.
lover
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From this reading The Doctor's Garden Mary had contrived to quiet her lover with considerable propriety of demeanour.
Mary
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From this reading The Doctor's Garden Mary had contrived to quiet her lover with considerable propriety of demeanour.
means
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From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
Mr
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From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
Now
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From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Doctor's Garden Mary had contrived to quiet her lover with considerable propriety of demeanour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then came on her the somewhat harder task of quieting herself.
perhaps
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From this reading Young ladies, on the whole, are perhaps quite as susceptible of the softer feelings as young gentlemen are.
propriety
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From this reading The Doctor's Garden Mary had contrived to quiet her lover with considerable propriety of demeanour.
quiet
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From this reading The Doctor's Garden Mary had contrived to quiet her lover with considerable propriety of demeanour.
quieting
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From this reading Then came on her the somewhat harder task of quieting herself.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young ladies, on the whole, are perhaps quite as susceptible of the softer feelings as young gentlemen are.
softer
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From this reading Young ladies, on the whole, are perhaps quite as susceptible of the softer feelings as young gentlemen are.
somewhat
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From this reading Then came on her the somewhat harder task of quieting herself.
son
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From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
susceptible
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From this reading Young ladies, on the whole, are perhaps quite as susceptible of the softer feelings as young gentlemen are.
task
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From this reading Then came on her the somewhat harder task of quieting herself.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Doctor's Garden Mary had contrived to quiet her lover with considerable propriety of demeanour.
Then
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From this reading Then came on her the somewhat harder task of quieting herself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Doctor's Garden Mary had contrived to quiet her lover with considerable propriety of demeanour.
up
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From this reading Mary had been, as it were, brought up to love him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now Frank Gresham was handsome, amiable, by no means a fool in intellect, excellent in heart; and he was, moreover, a gentleman, being the son of Mr Gresham of Greshamsbury.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mary had been, as it were, brought up to love him.
whole
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From this reading Young ladies, on the whole, are perhaps quite as susceptible of the softer feelings as young gentlemen are.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Doctor's Garden Mary had contrived to quiet her lover with considerable propriety of demeanour.
Young
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From this reading Young ladies, on the whole, are perhaps quite as susceptible of the softer feelings as young gentlemen are.
