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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 While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
ability
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From this reading Few women in England ever mixed more actively in politics than Lady Erpingham, or with more remarkable ability.
actively
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From this reading Few women in England ever mixed more actively in politics than Lady Erpingham, or with more remarkable ability.
ADMINISTRATION
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From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
alternated
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From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
ambition
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From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
any
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From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
approaching
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From this reading Her friends were out of office, it is true; but she saw the time approaching rapidly when their opinions must come into power.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
away
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From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
became
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From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
begun
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From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her friends were out of office, it is true; but she saw the time approaching rapidly when their opinions must come into power.
CANNING'S
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From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
CAREER
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From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
CATHOLIC
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From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her friends were out of office, it is true; but she saw the time approaching rapidly when their opinions must come into power.
conspirator
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From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
CONSTANCE
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From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
country
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From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
DEATH
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From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
discontented
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From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
dissipation
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From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
England
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From this reading Few women in England ever mixed more actively in politics than Lady Erpingham, or with more remarkable ability.
Erpingham
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From this reading Few women in England ever mixed more actively in politics than Lady Erpingham, or with more remarkable ability.
EVENTS
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From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Few women in England ever mixed more actively in politics than Lady Erpingham, or with more remarkable ability.
FEELINGS
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From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
Few
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From this reading Few women in England ever mixed more actively in politics than Lady Erpingham, or with more remarkable ability.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
friends
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From this reading Her friends were out of office, it is true; but she saw the time approaching rapidly when their opinions must come into power.
GODOLPHIN
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From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
GREY'S
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From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her friends were out of office, it is true; but she saw the time approaching rapidly when their opinions must come into power.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her friends were out of office, it is true; but she saw the time approaching rapidly when their opinions must come into power.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her friends were out of office, it is true; but she saw the time approaching rapidly when their opinions must come into power.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
Lady
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From this reading Few women in England ever mixed more actively in politics than Lady Erpingham, or with more remarkable ability.
lavished
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From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
like
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From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
LORD
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From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
love
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From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading Few women in England ever mixed more actively in politics than Lady Erpingham, or with more remarkable ability.
more
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From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Her friends were out of office, it is true; but she saw the time approaching rapidly when their opinions must come into power.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
office
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From this reading Her friends were out of office, it is true; but she saw the time approaching rapidly when their opinions must come into power.
old
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From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
only
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From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
opinions
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From this reading Her friends were out of office, it is true; but she saw the time approaching rapidly when their opinions must come into power.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Few women in England ever mixed more actively in politics than Lady Erpingham, or with more remarkable ability.
ornaments
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From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
out
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From this reading Her friends were out of office, it is true; but she saw the time approaching rapidly when their opinions must come into power.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
polished
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From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
POLITICAL
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From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
politics
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From this reading Few women in England ever mixed more actively in politics than Lady Erpingham, or with more remarkable ability.
power
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From this reading Her friends were out of office, it is true; but she saw the time approaching rapidly when their opinions must come into power.
powerful
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From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
proud
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From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
queen
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From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
QUESTIONnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
RAPID
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From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
rapidly
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From this reading Her friends were out of office, it is true; but she saw the time approaching rapidly when their opinions must come into power.
REAL
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From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
refined
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From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Few women in England ever mixed more actively in politics than Lady Erpingham, or with more remarkable ability.
risen
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From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
saw
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From this reading Her friends were out of office, it is true; but she saw the time approaching rapidly when their opinions must come into power.
scenes
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From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
scheming
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From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her friends were out of office, it is true; but she saw the time approaching rapidly when their opinions must come into power.
SPEECH
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From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
STATE
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From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
SUCCESSION
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From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Few women in England ever mixed more actively in politics than Lady Erpingham, or with more remarkable ability.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her friends were out of office, it is true; but she saw the time approaching rapidly when their opinions must come into power.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her friends were out of office, it is true; but she saw the time approaching rapidly when their opinions must come into power.
times
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From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
TOWARDSprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading THE CAREER OF CONSTANCE.--REAL STATE OF HER FEELINGS TOWARDS GODOLPHIN.--RAPID SUCCESSION OF POLITICAL EVENTS.--CANNING’S ADMINISTRATION.--CATHOLIC QUESTION.--LORD GREY’S SPEECH.--CANNING’S DEATH.
true
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From this reading Her friends were out of office, it is true; but she saw the time approaching rapidly when their opinions must come into power.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her friends were out of office, it is true; but she saw the time approaching rapidly when their opinions must come into power.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Her friends were out of office, it is true; but she saw the time approaching rapidly when their opinions must come into power.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading While in scenes like these, alternated with more refined and polished dissipation, Godolphin lavished away his life, Constance, became more and more powerful as one of the ornaments of a great political party.
woman
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From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
women
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From this reading Few women in England ever mixed more actively in politics than Lady Erpingham, or with more remarkable ability.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had begun to love, for itself, the scheming of political ambition, and in any country but England she would have been a conspirator, and in old times might have risen to be a queen; but as it was, she was only a proud, discontented woman.
