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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 LEGACY.--A NEW DEFORMITY IN SAVILLE.--THE NATURE OF WORLDLY LIAISONS.--GODOLPHIN LEAVES ENGLAND.
actress
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From this reading But then, it is not always a sustainer of the stage delusion to be enamoured of an actress: it takes us too much behind the scenes.
always
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From this reading But then, it is not always a sustainer of the stage delusion to be enamoured of an actress: it takes us too much behind the scenes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But then, it is not always a sustainer of the stage delusion to be enamoured of an actress: it takes us too much behind the scenes.
attempt
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From this reading Luckily, however, Fanny did not attempt Shakspeare.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But then, it is not always a sustainer of the stage delusion to be enamoured of an actress: it takes us too much behind the scenes.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Off the stage her character had so little romance, that he could not deceive himself into the romance of her character before the lamps.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But then, it is not always a sustainer of the stage delusion to be enamoured of an actress: it takes us too much behind the scenes.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then, it is not always a sustainer of the stage delusion to be enamoured of an actress: it takes us too much behind the scenes.
character
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From this reading Off the stage her character had so little romance, that he could not deceive himself into the romance of her character before the lamps.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Off the stage her character had so little romance, that he could not deceive himself into the romance of her character before the lamps.
deceive
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From this reading Off the stage her character had so little romance, that he could not deceive himself into the romance of her character before the lamps.
DEFORMITY
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From this reading THE LEGACY.--A NEW DEFORMITY IN SAVILLE.--THE NATURE OF WORLDLY LIAISONS.--GODOLPHIN LEAVES ENGLAND.
delusion
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From this reading But then, it is not always a sustainer of the stage delusion to be enamoured of an actress: it takes us too much behind the scenes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Luckily, however, Fanny did not attempt Shakspeare.
enamoured
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From this reading But then, it is not always a sustainer of the stage delusion to be enamoured of an actress: it takes us too much behind the scenes.
ENGLAND
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Fanny
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From this reading Godolphin felt this so strongly that he liked those plays least in which Fanny performed.
felt
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From this reading Godolphin felt this so strongly that he liked those plays least in which Fanny performed.
GODOLPHIN
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From this reading THE LEGACY.--A NEW DEFORMITY IN SAVILLE.--THE NATURE OF WORLDLY LIAISONS.--GODOLPHIN LEAVES ENGLAND.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Off the stage her character had so little romance, that he could not deceive himself into the romance of her character before the lamps.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Godolphin felt this so strongly that he liked those plays least in which Fanny performed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Off the stage her character had so little romance, that he could not deceive himself into the romance of her character before the lamps.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Off the stage her character had so little romance, that he could not deceive himself into the romance of her character before the lamps.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Luckily, however, Fanny did not attempt Shakspeare.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LEGACY.--A NEW DEFORMITY IN SAVILLE.--THE NATURE OF WORLDLY LIAISONS.--GODOLPHIN LEAVES ENGLAND.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Off the stage her character had so little romance, that he could not deceive himself into the romance of her character before the lamps.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But then, it is not always a sustainer of the stage delusion to be enamoured of an actress: it takes us too much behind the scenes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But then, it is not always a sustainer of the stage delusion to be enamoured of an actress: it takes us too much behind the scenes.
lamps
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From this reading Off the stage her character had so little romance, that he could not deceive himself into the romance of her character before the lamps.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Godolphin felt this so strongly that he liked those plays least in which Fanny performed.
LEAVES
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From this reading THE LEGACY.--A NEW DEFORMITY IN SAVILLE.--THE NATURE OF WORLDLY LIAISONS.--GODOLPHIN LEAVES ENGLAND.
LEGACY
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From this reading THE LEGACY.--A NEW DEFORMITY IN SAVILLE.--THE NATURE OF WORLDLY LIAISONS.--GODOLPHIN LEAVES ENGLAND.
LIAISONS
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liked
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From this reading Godolphin felt this so strongly that he liked those plays least in which Fanny performed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Off the stage her character had so little romance, that he could not deceive himself into the romance of her character before the lamps.
Luckily
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From this reading Luckily, however, Fanny did not attempt Shakspeare.
much
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From this reading But then, it is not always a sustainer of the stage delusion to be enamoured of an actress: it takes us too much behind the scenes.
NATURE
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From this reading THE LEGACY.--A NEW DEFORMITY IN SAVILLE.--THE NATURE OF WORLDLY LIAISONS.--GODOLPHIN LEAVES ENGLAND.
NEW
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From this reading THE LEGACY.--A NEW DEFORMITY IN SAVILLE.--THE NATURE OF WORLDLY LIAISONS.--GODOLPHIN LEAVES ENGLAND.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But then, it is not always a sustainer of the stage delusion to be enamoured of an actress: it takes us too much behind the scenes.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LEGACY.--A NEW DEFORMITY IN SAVILLE.--THE NATURE OF WORLDLY LIAISONS.--GODOLPHIN LEAVES ENGLAND.
Off
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From this reading Off the stage her character had so little romance, that he could not deceive himself into the romance of her character before the lamps.
performed
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From this reading Godolphin felt this so strongly that he liked those plays least in which Fanny performed.
plays
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From this reading Godolphin felt this so strongly that he liked those plays least in which Fanny performed.
romance
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From this reading Off the stage her character had so little romance, that he could not deceive himself into the romance of her character before the lamps.
SAVILLE
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From this reading THE LEGACY.--A NEW DEFORMITY IN SAVILLE.--THE NATURE OF WORLDLY LIAISONS.--GODOLPHIN LEAVES ENGLAND.
scenes
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From this reading But then, it is not always a sustainer of the stage delusion to be enamoured of an actress: it takes us too much behind the scenes.
Shakspeare
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From this reading Luckily, however, Fanny did not attempt Shakspeare.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Godolphin felt this so strongly that he liked those plays least in which Fanny performed.
stage
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From this reading But then, it is not always a sustainer of the stage delusion to be enamoured of an actress: it takes us too much behind the scenes.
strongly
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From this reading Godolphin felt this so strongly that he liked those plays least in which Fanny performed.
sustainer
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From this reading But then, it is not always a sustainer of the stage delusion to be enamoured of an actress: it takes us too much behind the scenes.
takes
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From this reading But then, it is not always a sustainer of the stage delusion to be enamoured of an actress: it takes us too much behind the scenes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Godolphin felt this so strongly that he liked those plays least in which Fanny performed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LEGACY.--A NEW DEFORMITY IN SAVILLE.--THE NATURE OF WORLDLY LIAISONS.--GODOLPHIN LEAVES ENGLAND.
then
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From this reading But then, it is not always a sustainer of the stage delusion to be enamoured of an actress: it takes us too much behind the scenes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Godolphin felt this so strongly that he liked those plays least in which Fanny performed.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Godolphin felt this so strongly that he liked those plays least in which Fanny performed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But then, it is not always a sustainer of the stage delusion to be enamoured of an actress: it takes us too much behind the scenes.
too
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From this reading But then, it is not always a sustainer of the stage delusion to be enamoured of an actress: it takes us too much behind the scenes.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But then, it is not always a sustainer of the stage delusion to be enamoured of an actress: it takes us too much behind the scenes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Godolphin felt this so strongly that he liked those plays least in which Fanny performed.
WORLDLY
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From this reading THE LEGACY.--A NEW DEFORMITY IN SAVILLE.--THE NATURE OF WORLDLY LIAISONS.--GODOLPHIN LEAVES ENGLAND.
