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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 Edgar did not send for his wife at the end of a week, as she had expected.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
appearing
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From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Edgar did not send for his wife at the end of a week, as she had expected.
astonishment
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From this reading Happily she did so; and yet more to her astonishment, over a third.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Edgar did not send for his wife at the end of a week, as she had expected.
back
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From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was earnestly to be desired that she should stay over a second Sunday.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
church
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From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
desired
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From this reading It was earnestly to be desired that she should stay over a second Sunday.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Edgar did not send for his wife at the end of a week, as she had expected.
earnestly
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From this reading It was earnestly to be desired that she should stay over a second Sunday.
Edgar
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From this reading Edgar did not send for his wife at the end of a week, as she had expected.
end
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From this reading Edgar did not send for his wife at the end of a week, as she had expected.
expected
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From this reading Edgar did not send for his wife at the end of a week, as she had expected.
first
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From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Edgar did not send for his wife at the end of a week, as she had expected.
gone
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From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
greater
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From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Edgar did not send for his wife at the end of a week, as she had expected.
Happily
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From this reading Happily she did so; and yet more to her astonishment, over a third.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
Hester
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From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Edgar did not send for his wife at the end of a week, as she had expected.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
London
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From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
more
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From this reading Happily she did so; and yet more to her astonishment, over a third.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Parndon was much pleased at this.
much
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From this reading Mrs. Parndon was much pleased at this.
new
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From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Edgar did not send for his wife at the end of a week, as she had expected.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Edgar did not send for his wife at the end of a week, as she had expected.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was earnestly to be desired that she should stay over a second Sunday.
Parndon
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From this reading Mrs. Parndon was much pleased at this.
pity
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From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
pleased
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From this reading Mrs. Parndon was much pleased at this.
risk
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From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
second
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From this reading It was earnestly to be desired that she should stay over a second Sunday.
send
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From this reading Edgar did not send for his wife at the end of a week, as she had expected.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Edgar did not send for his wife at the end of a week, as she had expected.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was earnestly to be desired that she should stay over a second Sunday.
silk
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From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
spoiling
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From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
stay
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From this reading It was earnestly to be desired that she should stay over a second Sunday.
still
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From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
Sunday
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From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Edgar did not send for his wife at the end of a week, as she had expected.
third
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From this reading Happily she did so; and yet more to her astonishment, over a third.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Parndon was much pleased at this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Parndon was much pleased at this.
week
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From this reading Edgar did not send for his wife at the end of a week, as she had expected.
wet
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From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
wife
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From this reading Edgar did not send for his wife at the end of a week, as she had expected.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The first Sunday had been so wet that it would have been a pity for Hester to risk spoiling her new silk, and a still greater pity to have gone back to London without appearing at church in it.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Happily she did so; and yet more to her astonishment, over a third.
