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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 When Mannering returned to England, his first object had been to place his daughter in a seminary for female education, of established character.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So she had only time to form an eternal friendship with Miss Matilda Marchmont, a young lady about her own age, which was nearly eighteen.
accomplishments
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From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
acquire
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From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
age
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From this reading So she had only time to form an eternal friendship with Miss Matilda Marchmont, a young lady about her own age, which was nearly eighteen.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So she had only time to form an eternal friendship with Miss Matilda Marchmont, a young lady about her own age, which was nearly eighteen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
author
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From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When Mannering returned to England, his first object had been to place his daughter in a seminary for female education, of established character.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
character
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From this reading When Mannering returned to England, his first object had been to place his daughter in a seminary for female education, of established character.
daughter
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From this reading When Mannering returned to England, his first object had been to place his daughter in a seminary for female education, of established character.
education
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From this reading When Mannering returned to England, his first object had been to place his daughter in a seminary for female education, of established character.
eighteen
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From this reading So she had only time to form an eternal friendship with Miss Matilda Marchmont, a young lady about her own age, which was nearly eighteen.
end
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From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
England
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From this reading When Mannering returned to England, his first object had been to place his daughter in a seminary for female education, of established character.
established
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From this reading When Mannering returned to England, his first object had been to place his daughter in a seminary for female education, of established character.
eternal
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From this reading So she had only time to form an eternal friendship with Miss Matilda Marchmont, a young lady about her own age, which was nearly eighteen.
expected
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From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
female
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From this reading When Mannering returned to England, his first object had been to place his daughter in a seminary for female education, of established character.
fetters
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From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
finding
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From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
form
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From this reading So she had only time to form an eternal friendship with Miss Matilda Marchmont, a young lady about her own age, which was nearly eighteen.
friendship
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From this reading So she had only time to form an eternal friendship with Miss Matilda Marchmont, a young lady about her own age, which was nearly eighteen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Mannering returned to England, his first object had been to place his daughter in a seminary for female education, of established character.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
Heaven
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From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
imitated
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From this reading Pope, imitated.
impatience
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From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
ladies
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From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
lady
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From this reading So she had only time to form an eternal friendship with Miss Matilda Marchmont, a young lady about her own age, which was nearly eighteen.
leaves
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From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
letters
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From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
limbo
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From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
lovers
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From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
Mannering
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From this reading When Mannering returned to England, his first object had been to place his daughter in a seminary for female education, of established character.
Marchmont
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From this reading So she had only time to form an eternal friendship with Miss Matilda Marchmont, a young lady about her own age, which was nearly eighteen.
Matilda
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From this reading So she had only time to form an eternal friendship with Miss Matilda Marchmont, a young lady about her own age, which was nearly eighteen.
mercy
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From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
Miss
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From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
mortals
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From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
nearly
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From this reading So she had only time to form an eternal friendship with Miss Matilda Marchmont, a young lady about her own age, which was nearly eighteen.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
object
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From this reading When Mannering returned to England, his first object had been to place his daughter in a seminary for female education, of established character.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Mannering returned to England, his first object had been to place his daughter in a seminary for female education, of established character.
only
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From this reading So she had only time to form an eternal friendship with Miss Matilda Marchmont, a young lady about her own age, which was nearly eighteen.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
own
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From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
persons
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From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
place
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From this reading When Mannering returned to England, his first object had been to place his daughter in a seminary for female education, of established character.
placing
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From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
Pope
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From this reading Pope, imitated.
progress
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From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
quarter
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From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
rapid
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From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Mannering returned to England, his first object had been to place his daughter in a seminary for female education, of established character.
school
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From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
seminary
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From this reading When Mannering returned to England, his first object had been to place his daughter in a seminary for female education, of established character.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she had only time to form an eternal friendship with Miss Matilda Marchmont, a young lady about her own age, which was nearly eighteen.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
some
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From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
story
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From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
taught
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From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she had only time to form an eternal friendship with Miss Matilda Marchmont, a young lady about her own age, which was nearly eighteen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
Ungallantly
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From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So she had only time to form an eternal friendship with Miss Matilda Marchmont, a young lady about her own age, which was nearly eighteen.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Mannering returned to England, his first object had been to place his daughter in a seminary for female education, of established character.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
wished
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From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So she had only time to form an eternal friendship with Miss Matilda Marchmont, a young lady about her own age, which was nearly eighteen.
withdrawn
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From this reading Not, however, finding her progress in the accomplishments which he wished her to acquire so rapid as his impatience expected, he had withdrawn Miss Mannering from the school at the end of the first quarter.
write
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From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Heaven first, in its mercy, taught mortals their letters, For ladies in limbo, and lovers in fetters, Or some author, who, placing his persons before ye, Ungallantly leaves them to write their own story.
young
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From this reading So she had only time to form an eternal friendship with Miss Matilda Marchmont, a young lady about her own age, which was nearly eighteen.
