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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 Sir Rowland, meantime, paced his chamber with a quick and agitated step.
acknowledge
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From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
agitated
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From this reading Sir Rowland, meantime, paced his chamber with a quick and agitated step.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Rowland, meantime, paced his chamber with a quick and agitated step.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was ill at ease, though he would not have confessed his disquietude even to himself.
aware
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From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
bring
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From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
busied
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From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
carriage
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From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
chamber
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From this reading Sir Rowland, meantime, paced his chamber with a quick and agitated step.
conceiving
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From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
confessed
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From this reading He was ill at ease, though he would not have confessed his disquietude even to himself.
consulting
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From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
depart
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From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
disquietude
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From this reading He was ill at ease, though he would not have confessed his disquietude even to himself.
ease
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From this reading He was ill at ease, though he would not have confessed his disquietude even to himself.
endangered
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From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
enraged
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From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
entreatverb, literaryUS /ɪnˈtriːt/
to ask somebody earnestly to do something
From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was ill at ease, though he would not have confessed his disquietude even to himself.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
expressed
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From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
feeble
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From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was ill at ease, though he would not have confessed his disquietude even to himself.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was ill at ease, though he would not have confessed his disquietude even to himself.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was ill at ease, though he would not have confessed his disquietude even to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Rowland, meantime, paced his chamber with a quick and agitated step.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
ill
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From this reading He was ill at ease, though he would not have confessed his disquietude even to himself.
implied
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From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
interfere
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From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
Lady
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From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
less
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From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
Mallecho
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From this reading Miching Mallecho.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading Sir Rowland, meantime, paced his chamber with a quick and agitated step.
Miching
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From this reading Miching Mallecho.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
much
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From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
night
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From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was ill at ease, though he would not have confessed his disquietude even to himself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
paced
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From this reading Sir Rowland, meantime, paced his chamber with a quick and agitated step.
pride
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From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
proceedings
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From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
quick
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From this reading Sir Rowland, meantime, paced his chamber with a quick and agitated step.
remain
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From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
Rowland
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From this reading Sir Rowland, meantime, paced his chamber with a quick and agitated step.
servants
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From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
shown
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From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Rowland, meantime, paced his chamber with a quick and agitated step.
sister
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From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Rowland, meantime, paced his chamber with a quick and agitated step.
suffer
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From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was ill at ease, though he would not have confessed his disquietude even to himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was ill at ease, though he would not have confessed his disquietude even to himself.
Trafford
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From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
transporting
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From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
travelled
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From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was ill at ease, though he would not have confessed his disquietude even to himself.
well
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From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
wishes
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From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir Rowland, meantime, paced his chamber with a quick and agitated step.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was ill at ease, though he would not have confessed his disquietude even to himself.
wrong
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From this reading His pride, however, would not suffer him to interfere with their proceedings; much less could he bring himself to acknowledge that he had been in the wrong, and entreat Lady Trafford to remain, though he was well aware that her life might be endangered if she travelled by night.
yielding
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From this reading Not conceiving that his sister--feeble as she was, and yielding as she had ever shown herself to his wishes, whether expressed or implied--would depart without consulting him, he was equally surprised and enraged to hear the servants busied in transporting her to the carriage.
