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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 _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
accosted
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From this reading At her return she met Slipslop, who accosted her in these words:--"O meam, what doth your ladyship think?
Adams
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From this reading On Tuesday morning, which happened to be a holiday, she went to church, where, to her surprize, Mr Adams published the banns again with as audible a voice as before.
admired
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From this reading She loved, hated, pitied, scorned, admired, despised the same person by fits, which changed in a very short interval.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Tuesday morning, which happened to be a holiday, she went to church, where, to her surprize, Mr Adams published the banns again with as audible a voice as before.
All
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
anxiety
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
arrival
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On Tuesday morning, which happened to be a holiday, she went to church, where, to her surprize, Mr Adams published the banns again with as audible a voice as before.
assembly
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At her return she met Slipslop, who accosted her in these words:--"O meam, what doth your ladyship think?
audible
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From this reading On Tuesday morning, which happened to be a holiday, she went to church, where, to her surprize, Mr Adams published the banns again with as audible a voice as before.
banns
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From this reading On Tuesday morning, which happened to be a holiday, she went to church, where, to her surprize, Mr Adams published the banns again with as audible a voice as before.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On Tuesday morning, which happened to be a holiday, she went to church, where, to her surprize, Mr Adams published the banns again with as audible a voice as before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On Tuesday morning, which happened to be a holiday, she went to church, where, to her surprize, Mr Adams published the banns again with as audible a voice as before.
Booby
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
changed
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From this reading She loved, hated, pitied, scorned, admired, despised the same person by fits, which changed in a very short interval.
chapter
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
church
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From this reading On Tuesday morning, which happened to be a holiday, she went to church, where, to her surprize, Mr Adams published the banns again with as audible a voice as before.
clerk
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
concealed
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
congregation
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
consisting
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
day
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
despised
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From this reading She loved, hated, pitied, scorned, admired, despised the same person by fits, which changed in a very short interval.
distracted
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading At her return she met Slipslop, who accosted her in these words:--"O meam, what doth your ladyship think?
down
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
fits
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From this reading She loved, hated, pitied, scorned, admired, despised the same person by fits, which changed in a very short interval.
five
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
full
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
happened
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From this reading On Tuesday morning, which happened to be a holiday, she went to church, where, to her surprize, Mr Adams published the banns again with as audible a voice as before.
hated
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From this reading She loved, hated, pitied, scorned, admired, despised the same person by fits, which changed in a very short interval.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
holiday
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From this reading On Tuesday morning, which happened to be a holiday, she went to church, where, to her surprize, Mr Adams published the banns again with as audible a voice as before.
home
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
immediate
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She loved, hated, pitied, scorned, admired, despised the same person by fits, which changed in a very short interval.
indeed
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
interval
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From this reading She loved, hated, pitied, scorned, admired, despised the same person by fits, which changed in a very short interval.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
lady
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
ladyship
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From this reading At her return she met Slipslop, who accosted her in these words:--"O meam, what doth your ladyship think?
loved
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From this reading She loved, hated, pitied, scorned, admired, despised the same person by fits, which changed in a very short interval.
lucky
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
many
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
matter
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
meam
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From this reading At her return she met Slipslop, who accosted her in these words:--"O meam, what doth your ladyship think?
met
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From this reading At her return she met Slipslop, who accosted her in these words:--"O meam, what doth your ladyship think?
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
minutes
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
more
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Tuesday morning, which happened to be a holiday, she went to church, where, to her surprize, Mr Adams published the banns again with as audible a voice as before.
Mr
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
night
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
numerous
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
O
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From this reading At her return she met Slipslop, who accosted her in these words:--"O meam, what doth your ladyship think?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Tuesday morning, which happened to be a holiday, she went to church, where, to her surprize, Mr Adams published the banns again with as audible a voice as before.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
opportunity
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
opposite
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
particularly
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
passions
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
past
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
person
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From this reading She loved, hated, pitied, scorned, admired, despised the same person by fits, which changed in a very short interval.
pitied
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From this reading She loved, hated, pitied, scorned, admired, despised the same person by fits, which changed in a very short interval.
published
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From this reading On Tuesday morning, which happened to be a holiday, she went to church, where, to her surprize, Mr Adams published the banns again with as audible a voice as before.
rage
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
return
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From this reading At her return she met Slipslop, who accosted her in these words:--"O meam, what doth your ladyship think?
returning
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She loved, hated, pitied, scorned, admired, despised the same person by fits, which changed in a very short interval.
scorned
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From this reading She loved, hated, pitied, scorned, admired, despised the same person by fits, which changed in a very short interval.
sermon
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
servants
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She loved, hated, pitied, scorned, admired, despised the same person by fits, which changed in a very short interval.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
Slipslop
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From this reading At her return she met Slipslop, who accosted her in these words:--"O meam, what doth your ladyship think?
soul
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
surprize
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From this reading On Tuesday morning, which happened to be a holiday, she went to church, where, to her surprize, Mr Adams published the banns again with as audible a voice as before.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
then
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
there
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading At her return she met Slipslop, who accosted her in these words:--"O meam, what doth your ladyship think?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At her return she met Slipslop, who accosted her in these words:--"O meam, what doth your ladyship think?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On Tuesday morning, which happened to be a holiday, she went to church, where, to her surprize, Mr Adams published the banns again with as audible a voice as before.
tossed
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
Tuesday
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From this reading On Tuesday morning, which happened to be a holiday, she went to church, where, to her surprize, Mr Adams published the banns again with as audible a voice as before.
turbulent
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
up
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
utmost
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
vent
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
very
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From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
voice
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From this reading On Tuesday morning, which happened to be a holiday, she went to church, where, to her surprize, Mr Adams published the banns again with as audible a voice as before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Tuesday morning, which happened to be a holiday, she went to church, where, to her surprize, Mr Adams published the banns again with as audible a voice as before.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At her return she met Slipslop, who accosted her in these words:--"O meam, what doth your ladyship think?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading On Tuesday morning, which happened to be a holiday, she went to church, where, to her surprize, Mr Adams published the banns again with as audible a voice as before.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She loved, hated, pitied, scorned, admired, despised the same person by fits, which changed in a very short interval.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At her return she met Slipslop, who accosted her in these words:--"O meam, what doth your ladyship think?
wife
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From this reading It was lucky for her that, as there was no sermon, she had an immediate opportunity of returning home to vent her rage, which she could not have concealed from the congregation five minutes; indeed, it was not then very numerous, the assembly consisting of no more than Adams, his clerk, his wife, the lady, and one of her servants.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _A short chapter, but very full of matter; particularly the arrival of Mr Booby and his lady._ All that night, and the next day, the Lady Booby past with the utmost anxiety; her mind was distracted and her soul tossed up and down by many turbulent and opposite passions.
words
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From this reading At her return she met Slipslop, who accosted her in these words:--"O meam, what doth your ladyship think?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At her return she met Slipslop, who accosted her in these words:--"O meam, what doth your ladyship think?
