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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 The rarest offerings of the purest loves are but a self-indulgence, and no generosity at all.
able
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From this reading Bathsheba, not being the least in love with him, was eventually able to look calmly at his offer.
accept
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From this reading It was one which many women of her own station in the neighbourhood, and not a few of higher rank, would have been wild to accept and proud to publish.
all
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From this reading “He is so disinterested and kind to offer me all that I can desire,” Bathsheba said, musingly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He is so disinterested and kind to offer me all that I can desire,” Bathsheba said, musingly.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rarest offerings of the purest loves are but a self-indulgence, and no generosity at all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The rarest offerings of the purest loves are but a self-indulgence, and no generosity at all.
Bathsheba
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From this reading “He is so disinterested and kind to offer me all that I can desire,” Bathsheba said, musingly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was one which many women of her own station in the neighbourhood, and not a few of higher rank, would have been wild to accept and proud to publish.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Bathsheba, not being the least in love with him, was eventually able to look calmly at his offer.
Boldwood
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From this reading Yet Farmer Boldwood, whether by nature kind or the reverse to kind, did not exercise kindness here.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The rarest offerings of the purest loves are but a self-indulgence, and no generosity at all.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet Farmer Boldwood, whether by nature kind or the reverse to kind, did not exercise kindness here.
calmly
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From this reading Bathsheba, not being the least in love with him, was eventually able to look calmly at his offer.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “He is so disinterested and kind to offer me all that I can desire,” Bathsheba said, musingly.
desire
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From this reading “He is so disinterested and kind to offer me all that I can desire,” Bathsheba said, musingly.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yet Farmer Boldwood, whether by nature kind or the reverse to kind, did not exercise kindness here.
disinterested
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From this reading “He is so disinterested and kind to offer me all that I can desire,” Bathsheba said, musingly.
eventually
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From this reading Bathsheba, not being the least in love with him, was eventually able to look calmly at his offer.
exercise
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From this reading Yet Farmer Boldwood, whether by nature kind or the reverse to kind, did not exercise kindness here.
Farmer
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From this reading Yet Farmer Boldwood, whether by nature kind or the reverse to kind, did not exercise kindness here.
few
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From this reading It was one which many women of her own station in the neighbourhood, and not a few of higher rank, would have been wild to accept and proud to publish.
generosity
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From this reading The rarest offerings of the purest loves are but a self-indulgence, and no generosity at all.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was one which many women of her own station in the neighbourhood, and not a few of higher rank, would have been wild to accept and proud to publish.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is so disinterested and kind to offer me all that I can desire,” Bathsheba said, musingly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was one which many women of her own station in the neighbourhood, and not a few of higher rank, would have been wild to accept and proud to publish.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet Farmer Boldwood, whether by nature kind or the reverse to kind, did not exercise kindness here.
higher
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From this reading It was one which many women of her own station in the neighbourhood, and not a few of higher rank, would have been wild to accept and proud to publish.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bathsheba, not being the least in love with him, was eventually able to look calmly at his offer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bathsheba, not being the least in love with him, was eventually able to look calmly at his offer.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “He is so disinterested and kind to offer me all that I can desire,” Bathsheba said, musingly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bathsheba, not being the least in love with him, was eventually able to look calmly at his offer.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is so disinterested and kind to offer me all that I can desire,” Bathsheba said, musingly.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one which many women of her own station in the neighbourhood, and not a few of higher rank, would have been wild to accept and proud to publish.
kind
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From this reading “He is so disinterested and kind to offer me all that I can desire,” Bathsheba said, musingly.
kindness
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From this reading Yet Farmer Boldwood, whether by nature kind or the reverse to kind, did not exercise kindness here.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bathsheba, not being the least in love with him, was eventually able to look calmly at his offer.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bathsheba, not being the least in love with him, was eventually able to look calmly at his offer.
love
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From this reading Bathsheba, not being the least in love with him, was eventually able to look calmly at his offer.
loves
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From this reading The rarest offerings of the purest loves are but a self-indulgence, and no generosity at all.
many
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From this reading It was one which many women of her own station in the neighbourhood, and not a few of higher rank, would have been wild to accept and proud to publish.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He is so disinterested and kind to offer me all that I can desire,” Bathsheba said, musingly.
musingly
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From this reading “He is so disinterested and kind to offer me all that I can desire,” Bathsheba said, musingly.
nature
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From this reading Yet Farmer Boldwood, whether by nature kind or the reverse to kind, did not exercise kindness here.
neighbourhood
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From this reading It was one which many women of her own station in the neighbourhood, and not a few of higher rank, would have been wild to accept and proud to publish.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The rarest offerings of the purest loves are but a self-indulgence, and no generosity at all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet Farmer Boldwood, whether by nature kind or the reverse to kind, did not exercise kindness here.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rarest offerings of the purest loves are but a self-indulgence, and no generosity at all.
offer
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From this reading “He is so disinterested and kind to offer me all that I can desire,” Bathsheba said, musingly.
offerings
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From this reading The rarest offerings of the purest loves are but a self-indulgence, and no generosity at all.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one which many women of her own station in the neighbourhood, and not a few of higher rank, would have been wild to accept and proud to publish.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yet Farmer Boldwood, whether by nature kind or the reverse to kind, did not exercise kindness here.
own
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From this reading It was one which many women of her own station in the neighbourhood, and not a few of higher rank, would have been wild to accept and proud to publish.
proud
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From this reading It was one which many women of her own station in the neighbourhood, and not a few of higher rank, would have been wild to accept and proud to publish.
publish
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From this reading It was one which many women of her own station in the neighbourhood, and not a few of higher rank, would have been wild to accept and proud to publish.
purest
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From this reading The rarest offerings of the purest loves are but a self-indulgence, and no generosity at all.
rank
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From this reading It was one which many women of her own station in the neighbourhood, and not a few of higher rank, would have been wild to accept and proud to publish.
rarest
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From this reading The rarest offerings of the purest loves are but a self-indulgence, and no generosity at all.
reverse
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From this reading Yet Farmer Boldwood, whether by nature kind or the reverse to kind, did not exercise kindness here.
said
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From this reading “He is so disinterested and kind to offer me all that I can desire,” Bathsheba said, musingly.
self-indulgence
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From this reading The rarest offerings of the purest loves are but a self-indulgence, and no generosity at all.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “He is so disinterested and kind to offer me all that I can desire,” Bathsheba said, musingly.
station
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From this reading It was one which many women of her own station in the neighbourhood, and not a few of higher rank, would have been wild to accept and proud to publish.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He is so disinterested and kind to offer me all that I can desire,” Bathsheba said, musingly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet Farmer Boldwood, whether by nature kind or the reverse to kind, did not exercise kindness here.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He is so disinterested and kind to offer me all that I can desire,” Bathsheba said, musingly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bathsheba, not being the least in love with him, was eventually able to look calmly at his offer.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Yet Farmer Boldwood, whether by nature kind or the reverse to kind, did not exercise kindness here.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was one which many women of her own station in the neighbourhood, and not a few of higher rank, would have been wild to accept and proud to publish.
wild
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From this reading It was one which many women of her own station in the neighbourhood, and not a few of higher rank, would have been wild to accept and proud to publish.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bathsheba, not being the least in love with him, was eventually able to look calmly at his offer.
women
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From this reading It was one which many women of her own station in the neighbourhood, and not a few of higher rank, would have been wild to accept and proud to publish.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was one which many women of her own station in the neighbourhood, and not a few of higher rank, would have been wild to accept and proud to publish.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet Farmer Boldwood, whether by nature kind or the reverse to kind, did not exercise kindness here.
