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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 BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
all
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From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
avoided
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From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
baseness
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From this reading The discovery of Kitty’s baseness had wounded her deeply, and she found it difficult to persuade herself that the girl had not been the victim of circumstances.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
bear
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From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The discovery of Kitty’s baseness had wounded her deeply, and she found it difficult to persuade herself that the girl had not been the victim of circumstances.
befalling
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From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading Regarding Vandeloup’s pretensions to her hand, Mrs Villiers laughed bitterly to herself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
calamities
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From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
came
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From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
circumstances
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From this reading The discovery of Kitty’s baseness had wounded her deeply, and she found it difficult to persuade herself that the girl had not been the victim of circumstances.
committing
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From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
completely
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From this reading Her faith in human nature was completely destroyed, and she knew that all the pleasure of doing good had gone out of her life.
crime
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From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
deeply
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From this reading The discovery of Kitty’s baseness had wounded her deeply, and she found it difficult to persuade herself that the girl had not been the victim of circumstances.
destroyed
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From this reading Her faith in human nature was completely destroyed, and she knew that all the pleasure of doing good had gone out of her life.
difficult
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From this reading The discovery of Kitty’s baseness had wounded her deeply, and she found it difficult to persuade herself that the girl had not been the victim of circumstances.
discovery
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From this reading The discovery of Kitty’s baseness had wounded her deeply, and she found it difficult to persuade herself that the girl had not been the victim of circumstances.
doing
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From this reading Her faith in human nature was completely destroyed, and she knew that all the pleasure of doing good had gone out of her life.
faith
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From this reading Her faith in human nature was completely destroyed, and she knew that all the pleasure of doing good had gone out of her life.
FIND
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From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The discovery of Kitty’s baseness had wounded her deeply, and she found it difficult to persuade herself that the girl had not been the victim of circumstances.
girl
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From this reading The discovery of Kitty’s baseness had wounded her deeply, and she found it difficult to persuade herself that the girl had not been the victim of circumstances.
gone
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From this reading Her faith in human nature was completely destroyed, and she knew that all the pleasure of doing good had gone out of her life.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her faith in human nature was completely destroyed, and she knew that all the pleasure of doing good had gone out of her life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her faith in human nature was completely destroyed, and she knew that all the pleasure of doing good had gone out of her life.
hand
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From this reading Regarding Vandeloup’s pretensions to her hand, Mrs Villiers laughed bitterly to herself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The discovery of Kitty’s baseness had wounded her deeply, and she found it difficult to persuade herself that the girl had not been the victim of circumstances.
human
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From this reading Her faith in human nature was completely destroyed, and she knew that all the pleasure of doing good had gone out of her life.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her faith in human nature was completely destroyed, and she knew that all the pleasure of doing good had gone out of her life.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
Kitty
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From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
Kitty's
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From this reading The discovery of Kitty’s baseness had wounded her deeply, and she found it difficult to persuade herself that the girl had not been the victim of circumstances.
knew
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From this reading Her faith in human nature was completely destroyed, and she knew that all the pleasure of doing good had gone out of her life.
known
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From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
laughed
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From this reading Regarding Vandeloup’s pretensions to her hand, Mrs Villiers laughed bitterly to herself.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her faith in human nature was completely destroyed, and she knew that all the pleasure of doing good had gone out of her life.
live
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From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
Madame
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From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
married
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From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
Midas
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From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
misery
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From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
motive
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From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
Mrs
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From this reading Regarding Vandeloup’s pretensions to her hand, Mrs Villiers laughed bitterly to herself.
nature
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From this reading Her faith in human nature was completely destroyed, and she knew that all the pleasure of doing good had gone out of her life.
needed
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From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The discovery of Kitty’s baseness had wounded her deeply, and she found it difficult to persuade herself that the girl had not been the victim of circumstances.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her faith in human nature was completely destroyed, and she knew that all the pleasure of doing good had gone out of her life.
only
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From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
OUT
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From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
persuade
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From this reading The discovery of Kitty’s baseness had wounded her deeply, and she found it difficult to persuade herself that the girl had not been the victim of circumstances.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
pleasure
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From this reading Her faith in human nature was completely destroyed, and she knew that all the pleasure of doing good had gone out of her life.
pluck
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From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
plucky
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From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
pretensions
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From this reading Regarding Vandeloup’s pretensions to her hand, Mrs Villiers laughed bitterly to herself.
Regarding
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From this reading Regarding Vandeloup’s pretensions to her hand, Mrs Villiers laughed bitterly to herself.
remarkably
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From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her faith in human nature was completely destroyed, and she knew that all the pleasure of doing good had gone out of her life.
SIN
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From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
SUREnounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her faith in human nature was completely destroyed, and she knew that all the pleasure of doing good had gone out of her life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
THEEpronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
thus
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From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
THYdeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
trusted
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From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
up
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From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
Vandeloup
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From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
Vandeloup's
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From this reading Regarding Vandeloup’s pretensions to her hand, Mrs Villiers laughed bitterly to herself.
victim
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From this reading The discovery of Kitty’s baseness had wounded her deeply, and she found it difficult to persuade herself that the girl had not been the victim of circumstances.
Villiers
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From this reading Regarding Vandeloup’s pretensions to her hand, Mrs Villiers laughed bitterly to herself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
woman
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From this reading BE SURE THY SIN WILL FIND THEE OUT Madame Midas was a remarkably plucky woman, but it needed all her pluck and philosophy to bear up against the terrible calamities which were befalling her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If Kitty had only trusted her when she came to live with her all this misery and crime would have been avoided, for she would have known Madame Midas would never have married Vandeloup, and thus would have had no motive for committing the crime.
wounded
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From this reading The discovery of Kitty’s baseness had wounded her deeply, and she found it difficult to persuade herself that the girl had not been the victim of circumstances.
