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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 --_The Heptameron._ Janet's mother had died when Janet was a toddling child.
almost
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From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dear Elizabeth Bennett certainly had one whom we shall not quickly forget--but Elizabeth is an exception.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "O mighty love, O passion and desire, That bound the cord."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
Aurora
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From this reading Had Di Vernon a mother, or Evelina, or Jane Eyre, or Diana of the Crossways, or Aurora Leigh?
Bennett
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From this reading Dear Elizabeth Bennett certainly had one whom we shall not quickly forget--but Elizabeth is an exception.
birth
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From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
bound
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From this reading "O mighty love, O passion and desire, That bound the cord."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dear Elizabeth Bennett certainly had one whom we shall not quickly forget--but Elizabeth is an exception.
certainly
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From this reading Dear Elizabeth Bennett certainly had one whom we shall not quickly forget--but Elizabeth is an exception.
child
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From this reading --_The Heptameron._ Janet's mother had died when Janet was a toddling child.
children
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From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
cord
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From this reading "O mighty love, O passion and desire, That bound the cord."
Crossways
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From this reading Had Di Vernon a mother, or Evelina, or Jane Eyre, or Diana of the Crossways, or Aurora Leigh?
Dear
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From this reading Dear Elizabeth Bennett certainly had one whom we shall not quickly forget--but Elizabeth is an exception.
desire
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From this reading "O mighty love, O passion and desire, That bound the cord."
Di
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From this reading Had Di Vernon a mother, or Evelina, or Jane Eyre, or Diana of the Crossways, or Aurora Leigh?
Diana
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From this reading Had Di Vernon a mother, or Evelina, or Jane Eyre, or Diana of the Crossways, or Aurora Leigh?
die
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From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
died
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From this reading --_The Heptameron._ Janet's mother had died when Janet was a toddling child.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
Elizabeth
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From this reading Dear Elizabeth Bennett certainly had one whom we shall not quickly forget--but Elizabeth is an exception.
Evelina
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From this reading Had Di Vernon a mother, or Evelina, or Jane Eyre, or Diana of the Crossways, or Aurora Leigh?
exception
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From this reading Dear Elizabeth Bennett certainly had one whom we shall not quickly forget--but Elizabeth is an exception.
Eyre
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From this reading Had Di Vernon a mother, or Evelina, or Jane Eyre, or Diana of the Crossways, or Aurora Leigh?
forget
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From this reading Dear Elizabeth Bennett certainly had one whom we shall not quickly forget--but Elizabeth is an exception.
given
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From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading --_The Heptameron._ Janet's mother had died when Janet was a toddling child.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
Heptameron
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From this reading --_The Heptameron._ Janet's mother had died when Janet was a toddling child.
heroines
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From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
history
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From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
invariably
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From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
Jane
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From this reading Had Di Vernon a mother, or Evelina, or Jane Eyre, or Diana of the Crossways, or Aurora Leigh?
Janet
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From this reading --_The Heptameron._ Janet's mother had died when Janet was a toddling child.
Janet's
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From this reading --_The Heptameron._ Janet's mother had died when Janet was a toddling child.
Leigh
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From this reading Had Di Vernon a mother, or Evelina, or Jane Eyre, or Diana of the Crossways, or Aurora Leigh?
love
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From this reading "O mighty love, O passion and desire, That bound the cord."
mighty
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From this reading "O mighty love, O passion and desire, That bound the cord."
mother
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From this reading --_The Heptameron._ Janet's mother had died when Janet was a toddling child.
mothers
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From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
natural
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From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dear Elizabeth Bennett certainly had one whom we shall not quickly forget--but Elizabeth is an exception.
O
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From this reading "O mighty love, O passion and desire, That bound the cord."
observable
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From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dear Elizabeth Bennett certainly had one whom we shall not quickly forget--but Elizabeth is an exception.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Had Di Vernon a mother, or Evelina, or Jane Eyre, or Diana of the Crossways, or Aurora Leigh?
passion
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From this reading "O mighty love, O passion and desire, That bound the cord."
quickly
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From this reading Dear Elizabeth Bennett certainly had one whom we shall not quickly forget--but Elizabeth is an exception.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Dear Elizabeth Bennett certainly had one whom we shall not quickly forget--but Elizabeth is an exception.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "O mighty love, O passion and desire, That bound the cord."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "O mighty love, O passion and desire, That bound the cord."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
toddling
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From this reading --_The Heptameron._ Janet's mother had died when Janet was a toddling child.
Vernon
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From this reading Had Di Vernon a mother, or Evelina, or Jane Eyre, or Diana of the Crossways, or Aurora Leigh?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_The Heptameron._ Janet's mother had died when Janet was a toddling child.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Dear Elizabeth Bennett certainly had one whom we shall not quickly forget--but Elizabeth is an exception.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading --_The Heptameron._ Janet's mother had died when Janet was a toddling child.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is observable in the natural history of heroines that their mothers almost invariably do die when the heroines to whom they have given birth are toddling children.
