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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 She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
able
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From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Gilbert Fenton was very glad to have made his escape from Lidford at last, for his mind was full of anxiety about Marian.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISSING AGAIN.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again and again he had argued with himself upon the folly and uselessness of this anxiety.
anxiety
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From this reading Gilbert Fenton was very glad to have made his escape from Lidford at last, for his mind was full of anxiety about Marian.
argued
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From this reading Again and again he had argued with himself upon the folly and uselessness of this anxiety.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gilbert Fenton was very glad to have made his escape from Lidford at last, for his mind was full of anxiety about Marian.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He told himself this; but still the restless uneasy sense that he was neglecting his duty, that he was false to the promise made to old Jacob Nowell, tormented and perplexed him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
doubt
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From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading He told himself this; but still the restless uneasy sense that he was neglecting his duty, that he was false to the promise made to old Jacob Nowell, tormented and perplexed him.
enough
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From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
escape
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From this reading Gilbert Fenton was very glad to have made his escape from Lidford at last, for his mind was full of anxiety about Marian.
false
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From this reading He told himself this; but still the restless uneasy sense that he was neglecting his duty, that he was false to the promise made to old Jacob Nowell, tormented and perplexed him.
Fenton
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From this reading Gilbert Fenton was very glad to have made his escape from Lidford at last, for his mind was full of anxiety about Marian.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading Again and again he had argued with himself upon the folly and uselessness of this anxiety.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gilbert Fenton was very glad to have made his escape from Lidford at last, for his mind was full of anxiety about Marian.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gilbert Fenton was very glad to have made his escape from Lidford at last, for his mind was full of anxiety about Marian.
full
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From this reading Gilbert Fenton was very glad to have made his escape from Lidford at last, for his mind was full of anxiety about Marian.
Gilbert
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From this reading Gilbert Fenton was very glad to have made his escape from Lidford at last, for his mind was full of anxiety about Marian.
glad
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From this reading Gilbert Fenton was very glad to have made his escape from Lidford at last, for his mind was full of anxiety about Marian.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Again and again he had argued with himself upon the folly and uselessness of this anxiety.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Gilbert Fenton was very glad to have made his escape from Lidford at last, for his mind was full of anxiety about Marian.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again and again he had argued with himself upon the folly and uselessness of this anxiety.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He told himself this; but still the restless uneasy sense that he was neglecting his duty, that he was false to the promise made to old Jacob Nowell, tormented and perplexed him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Again and again he had argued with himself upon the folly and uselessness of this anxiety.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gilbert Fenton was very glad to have made his escape from Lidford at last, for his mind was full of anxiety about Marian.
husband
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From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
interests
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From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
Jacob
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From this reading He told himself this; but still the restless uneasy sense that he was neglecting his duty, that he was false to the promise made to old Jacob Nowell, tormented and perplexed him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gilbert Fenton was very glad to have made his escape from Lidford at last, for his mind was full of anxiety about Marian.
Lidford
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From this reading Gilbert Fenton was very glad to have made his escape from Lidford at last, for his mind was full of anxiety about Marian.
likely
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From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
made
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From this reading Gilbert Fenton was very glad to have made his escape from Lidford at last, for his mind was full of anxiety about Marian.
man
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From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
Marian
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From this reading Gilbert Fenton was very glad to have made his escape from Lidford at last, for his mind was full of anxiety about Marian.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gilbert Fenton was very glad to have made his escape from Lidford at last, for his mind was full of anxiety about Marian.
MISSING
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From this reading MISSING AGAIN.
most
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From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
neglecting
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From this reading He told himself this; but still the restless uneasy sense that he was neglecting his duty, that he was false to the promise made to old Jacob Nowell, tormented and perplexed him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
Nowell
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From this reading He told himself this; but still the restless uneasy sense that he was neglecting his duty, that he was false to the promise made to old Jacob Nowell, tormented and perplexed him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gilbert Fenton was very glad to have made his escape from Lidford at last, for his mind was full of anxiety about Marian.
old
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From this reading He told himself this; but still the restless uneasy sense that he was neglecting his duty, that he was false to the promise made to old Jacob Nowell, tormented and perplexed him.
perplexed
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From this reading He told himself this; but still the restless uneasy sense that he was neglecting his duty, that he was false to the promise made to old Jacob Nowell, tormented and perplexed him.
promise
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From this reading He told himself this; but still the restless uneasy sense that he was neglecting his duty, that he was false to the promise made to old Jacob Nowell, tormented and perplexed him.
protect
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From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
protected
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From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
restless
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From this reading He told himself this; but still the restless uneasy sense that he was neglecting his duty, that he was false to the promise made to old Jacob Nowell, tormented and perplexed him.
safe
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From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
sense
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From this reading He told himself this; but still the restless uneasy sense that he was neglecting his duty, that he was false to the promise made to old Jacob Nowell, tormented and perplexed him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told himself this; but still the restless uneasy sense that he was neglecting his duty, that he was false to the promise made to old Jacob Nowell, tormented and perplexed him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He told himself this; but still the restless uneasy sense that he was neglecting his duty, that he was false to the promise made to old Jacob Nowell, tormented and perplexed him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again and again he had argued with himself upon the folly and uselessness of this anxiety.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Again and again he had argued with himself upon the folly and uselessness of this anxiety.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gilbert Fenton was very glad to have made his escape from Lidford at last, for his mind was full of anxiety about Marian.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told himself this; but still the restless uneasy sense that he was neglecting his duty, that he was false to the promise made to old Jacob Nowell, tormented and perplexed him.
tormented
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From this reading He told himself this; but still the restless uneasy sense that he was neglecting his duty, that he was false to the promise made to old Jacob Nowell, tormented and perplexed him.
troubled
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From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
uneasy
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From this reading He told himself this; but still the restless uneasy sense that he was neglecting his duty, that he was false to the promise made to old Jacob Nowell, tormented and perplexed him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Again and again he had argued with himself upon the folly and uselessness of this anxiety.
uselessness
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From this reading Again and again he had argued with himself upon the folly and uselessness of this anxiety.
very
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From this reading Gilbert Fenton was very glad to have made his escape from Lidford at last, for his mind was full of anxiety about Marian.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gilbert Fenton was very glad to have made his escape from Lidford at last, for his mind was full of anxiety about Marian.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Again and again he had argued with himself upon the folly and uselessness of this anxiety.
world
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From this reading She, for whose interests he was so troubled, was safe enough no doubt, protected by a husband, who was most likely a man of the world, and quite as able to protect her as Gilbert himself could be.
