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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 CAPTAIN THORN IN TROUBLE ABOUT “A BILL.”
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading CAPTAIN THORN IN TROUBLE ABOUT “A BILL.”
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In talking over a bygone misfortune, we sometimes make the remark, or hear it made to us, “Circumstances worked against it.”
all
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From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such and such a thing might have turned out differently, we say, had the surrounding circumstances been more favorable, but they were in opposition; they were dead against it.
any
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From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
arrival
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From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
assuredly
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From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
attendant
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From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
baneful
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From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
Barbara
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From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Such and such a thing might have turned out differently, we say, had the surrounding circumstances been more favorable, but they were in opposition; they were dead against it.
BILL
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From this reading CAPTAIN THORN IN TROUBLE ABOUT “A BILL.”
borne
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From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Such and such a thing might have turned out differently, we say, had the surrounding circumstances been more favorable, but they were in opposition; they were dead against it.
bygone
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From this reading In talking over a bygone misfortune, we sometimes make the remark, or hear it made to us, “Circumstances worked against it.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN THORN IN TROUBLE ABOUT “A BILL.”
Carlyle
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From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
Circumstances
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From this reading In talking over a bygone misfortune, we sometimes make the remark, or hear it made to us, “Circumstances worked against it.”
Coeval
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From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such and such a thing might have turned out differently, we say, had the surrounding circumstances been more favorable, but they were in opposition; they were dead against it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
differently
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From this reading Such and such a thing might have turned out differently, we say, had the surrounding circumstances been more favorable, but they were in opposition; they were dead against it.
East
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From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
ex-captain
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From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
favorable
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From this reading Such and such a thing might have turned out differently, we say, had the surrounding circumstances been more favorable, but they were in opposition; they were dead against it.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
force
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From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
greater
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From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Such and such a thing might have turned out differently, we say, had the surrounding circumstances been more favorable, but they were in opposition; they were dead against it.
Hare
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From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Such and such a thing might have turned out differently, we say, had the surrounding circumstances been more favorable, but they were in opposition; they were dead against it.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In talking over a bygone misfortune, we sometimes make the remark, or hear it made to us, “Circumstances worked against it.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
husband
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From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAPTAIN THORN IN TROUBLE ABOUT “A BILL.”
influence
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From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
Isabel
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From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In talking over a bygone misfortune, we sometimes make the remark, or hear it made to us, “Circumstances worked against it.”
jealous
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From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
Lady
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From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
Levison
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From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
Lynne
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From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
made
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From this reading In talking over a bygone misfortune, we sometimes make the remark, or hear it made to us, “Circumstances worked against it.”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In talking over a bygone misfortune, we sometimes make the remark, or hear it made to us, “Circumstances worked against it.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Such and such a thing might have turned out differently, we say, had the surrounding circumstances been more favorable, but they were in opposition; they were dead against it.
misfortune
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From this reading In talking over a bygone misfortune, we sometimes make the remark, or hear it made to us, “Circumstances worked against it.”
more
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From this reading Such and such a thing might have turned out differently, we say, had the surrounding circumstances been more favorable, but they were in opposition; they were dead against it.
most
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From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
Now
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From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
opposition
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From this reading Such and such a thing might have turned out differently, we say, had the surrounding circumstances been more favorable, but they were in opposition; they were dead against it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In talking over a bygone misfortune, we sometimes make the remark, or hear it made to us, “Circumstances worked against it.”
out
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From this reading Such and such a thing might have turned out differently, we say, had the surrounding circumstances been more favorable, but they were in opposition; they were dead against it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In talking over a bygone misfortune, we sometimes make the remark, or hear it made to us, “Circumstances worked against it.”
person
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From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
present
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From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
remark
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From this reading In talking over a bygone misfortune, we sometimes make the remark, or hear it made to us, “Circumstances worked against it.”
renewed
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From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
said
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From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
say
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From this reading Such and such a thing might have turned out differently, we say, had the surrounding circumstances been more favorable, but they were in opposition; they were dead against it.
see
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From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
sometimes
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From this reading In talking over a bygone misfortune, we sometimes make the remark, or hear it made to us, “Circumstances worked against it.”
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such and such a thing might have turned out differently, we say, had the surrounding circumstances been more favorable, but they were in opposition; they were dead against it.
surrounding
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From this reading Such and such a thing might have turned out differently, we say, had the surrounding circumstances been more favorable, but they were in opposition; they were dead against it.
talking
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From this reading In talking over a bygone misfortune, we sometimes make the remark, or hear it made to us, “Circumstances worked against it.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In talking over a bygone misfortune, we sometimes make the remark, or hear it made to us, “Circumstances worked against it.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such and such a thing might have turned out differently, we say, had the surrounding circumstances been more favorable, but they were in opposition; they were dead against it.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such and such a thing might have turned out differently, we say, had the surrounding circumstances been more favorable, but they were in opposition; they were dead against it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
THORN
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From this reading CAPTAIN THORN IN TROUBLE ABOUT “A BILL.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In talking over a bygone misfortune, we sometimes make the remark, or hear it made to us, “Circumstances worked against it.”
touching
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From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
TROUBLE
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From this reading CAPTAIN THORN IN TROUBLE ABOUT “A BILL.”
turned
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From this reading Such and such a thing might have turned out differently, we say, had the surrounding circumstances been more favorable, but they were in opposition; they were dead against it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In talking over a bygone misfortune, we sometimes make the remark, or hear it made to us, “Circumstances worked against it.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In talking over a bygone misfortune, we sometimes make the remark, or hear it made to us, “Circumstances worked against it.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such and such a thing might have turned out differently, we say, had the surrounding circumstances been more favorable, but they were in opposition; they were dead against it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
worked
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From this reading In talking over a bygone misfortune, we sometimes make the remark, or hear it made to us, “Circumstances worked against it.”
world
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From this reading Now, if ever attendant circumstances can be said to have borne a baneful influence upon any person in this world, they most assuredly did at this present time against Lady Isabel Carlyle.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Coeval, you see, with the arrival of the ex-captain, Levison, at East Lynne, all the jealous feeling, touching her husband and Barbara Hare, was renewed, and with greater force than ever.
