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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 True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the countess, it must be owned, was more emphatically cordial to her than she had ever yet been to Captain Digby's orphan.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Violante, too, was one of those persons whom a reserved and formal person, like the countess, "can get on with," as the phrase goes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Violante's first evening at the Lansmeres had passed more happily to her than the first evening under the same roof had done to Helen.
awe
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From this reading But perhaps the real difference in the heart of either girl was this, that Helen felt awe of Lady Lansmere, and Violante felt only love for Lord L'Estrange's mother.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And the countess, it must be owned, was more emphatically cordial to her than she had ever yet been to Captain Digby's orphan.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And the countess, it must be owned, was more emphatically cordial to her than she had ever yet been to Captain Digby's orphan.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Violante, too, was one of those persons whom a reserved and formal person, like the countess, "can get on with," as the phrase goes.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And the countess, it must be owned, was more emphatically cordial to her than she had ever yet been to Captain Digby's orphan.
cause
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From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
cordialnounUS /cordial/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the countess, it must be owned, was more emphatically cordial to her than she had ever yet been to Captain Digby's orphan.
countess
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From this reading And the countess, it must be owned, was more emphatically cordial to her than she had ever yet been to Captain Digby's orphan.
difference
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From this reading But perhaps the real difference in the heart of either girl was this, that Helen felt awe of Lady Lansmere, and Violante felt only love for Lord L'Estrange's mother.
Digby's
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From this reading And the countess, it must be owned, was more emphatically cordial to her than she had ever yet been to Captain Digby's orphan.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Violante's first evening at the Lansmeres had passed more happily to her than the first evening under the same roof had done to Helen.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading But perhaps the real difference in the heart of either girl was this, that Helen felt awe of Lady Lansmere, and Violante felt only love for Lord L'Estrange's mother.
emphatically
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From this reading And the countess, it must be owned, was more emphatically cordial to her than she had ever yet been to Captain Digby's orphan.
evening
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From this reading Violante's first evening at the Lansmeres had passed more happily to her than the first evening under the same roof had done to Helen.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the countess, it must be owned, was more emphatically cordial to her than she had ever yet been to Captain Digby's orphan.
father
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From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
father's
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From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
felt
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From this reading But perhaps the real difference in the heart of either girl was this, that Helen felt awe of Lady Lansmere, and Violante felt only love for Lord L'Estrange's mother.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Violante's first evening at the Lansmeres had passed more happily to her than the first evening under the same roof had done to Helen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But perhaps the real difference in the heart of either girl was this, that Helen felt awe of Lady Lansmere, and Violante felt only love for Lord L'Estrange's mother.
formal
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From this reading Violante, too, was one of those persons whom a reserved and formal person, like the countess, "can get on with," as the phrase goes.
get
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From this reading Violante, too, was one of those persons whom a reserved and formal person, like the countess, "can get on with," as the phrase goes.
girl
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From this reading But perhaps the real difference in the heart of either girl was this, that Helen felt awe of Lady Lansmere, and Violante felt only love for Lord L'Estrange's mother.
goes
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From this reading Violante, too, was one of those persons whom a reserved and formal person, like the countess, "can get on with," as the phrase goes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Violante's first evening at the Lansmeres had passed more happily to her than the first evening under the same roof had done to Helen.
happily
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From this reading Violante's first evening at the Lansmeres had passed more happily to her than the first evening under the same roof had done to Helen.
Harley
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From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
Harley's
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From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
heart
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From this reading But perhaps the real difference in the heart of either girl was this, that Helen felt awe of Lady Lansmere, and Violante felt only love for Lord L'Estrange's mother.
Helen
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From this reading Violante's first evening at the Lansmeres had passed more happily to her than the first evening under the same roof had done to Helen.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Violante's first evening at the Lansmeres had passed more happily to her than the first evening under the same roof had done to Helen.
identified
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From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But perhaps the real difference in the heart of either girl was this, that Helen felt awe of Lady Lansmere, and Violante felt only love for Lord L'Estrange's mother.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
Jemima
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From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
L'Estrange's
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From this reading But perhaps the real difference in the heart of either girl was this, that Helen felt awe of Lady Lansmere, and Violante felt only love for Lord L'Estrange's mother.
Lady
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From this reading But perhaps the real difference in the heart of either girl was this, that Helen felt awe of Lady Lansmere, and Violante felt only love for Lord L'Estrange's mother.
Lansmere
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From this reading But perhaps the real difference in the heart of either girl was this, that Helen felt awe of Lady Lansmere, and Violante felt only love for Lord L'Estrange's mother.
Lansmeres
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From this reading Violante's first evening at the Lansmeres had passed more happily to her than the first evening under the same roof had done to Helen.
like
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From this reading Violante, too, was one of those persons whom a reserved and formal person, like the countess, "can get on with," as the phrase goes.
Lord
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From this reading But perhaps the real difference in the heart of either girl was this, that Helen felt awe of Lady Lansmere, and Violante felt only love for Lord L'Estrange's mother.
love
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From this reading But perhaps the real difference in the heart of either girl was this, that Helen felt awe of Lady Lansmere, and Violante felt only love for Lord L'Estrange's mother.
missed
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From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
more
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From this reading Violante's first evening at the Lansmeres had passed more happily to her than the first evening under the same roof had done to Helen.
mother
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From this reading But perhaps the real difference in the heart of either girl was this, that Helen felt awe of Lady Lansmere, and Violante felt only love for Lord L'Estrange's mother.
much
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From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And the countess, it must be owned, was more emphatically cordial to her than she had ever yet been to Captain Digby's orphan.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Violante, too, was one of those persons whom a reserved and formal person, like the countess, "can get on with," as the phrase goes.
only
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From this reading But perhaps the real difference in the heart of either girl was this, that Helen felt awe of Lady Lansmere, and Violante felt only love for Lord L'Estrange's mother.
orphan
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From this reading And the countess, it must be owned, was more emphatically cordial to her than she had ever yet been to Captain Digby's orphan.
owned
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From this reading And the countess, it must be owned, was more emphatically cordial to her than she had ever yet been to Captain Digby's orphan.
parents
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From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Violante's first evening at the Lansmeres had passed more happily to her than the first evening under the same roof had done to Helen.
perhaps
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From this reading But perhaps the real difference in the heart of either girl was this, that Helen felt awe of Lady Lansmere, and Violante felt only love for Lord L'Estrange's mother.
person
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From this reading Violante, too, was one of those persons whom a reserved and formal person, like the countess, "can get on with," as the phrase goes.
persons
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From this reading Violante, too, was one of those persons whom a reserved and formal person, like the countess, "can get on with," as the phrase goes.
phrase
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From this reading Violante, too, was one of those persons whom a reserved and formal person, like the countess, "can get on with," as the phrase goes.
promote
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From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
real
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From this reading But perhaps the real difference in the heart of either girl was this, that Helen felt awe of Lady Lansmere, and Violante felt only love for Lord L'Estrange's mother.
reserved
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From this reading Violante, too, was one of those persons whom a reserved and formal person, like the countess, "can get on with," as the phrase goes.
roof
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From this reading Violante's first evening at the Lansmeres had passed more happily to her than the first evening under the same roof had done to Helen.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Violante's first evening at the Lansmeres had passed more happily to her than the first evening under the same roof had done to Helen.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
somewhat
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From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
sort
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From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Violante's first evening at the Lansmeres had passed more happily to her than the first evening under the same roof had done to Helen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Violante's first evening at the Lansmeres had passed more happily to her than the first evening under the same roof had done to Helen.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Violante, too, was one of those persons whom a reserved and formal person, like the countess, "can get on with," as the phrase goes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Violante's first evening at the Lansmeres had passed more happily to her than the first evening under the same roof had done to Helen.
too
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From this reading Violante, too, was one of those persons whom a reserved and formal person, like the countess, "can get on with," as the phrase goes.
True
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From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Violante's first evening at the Lansmeres had passed more happily to her than the first evening under the same roof had done to Helen.
vague
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From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
Violante
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From this reading But perhaps the real difference in the heart of either girl was this, that Helen felt awe of Lady Lansmere, and Violante felt only love for Lord L'Estrange's mother.
Violante's
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From this reading Violante's first evening at the Lansmeres had passed more happily to her than the first evening under the same roof had done to Helen.
visit
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From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Violante, too, was one of those persons whom a reserved and formal person, like the countess, "can get on with," as the phrase goes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading True that she missed her father much, Jemima somewhat; but she so identified her father's cause with Harley that she had a sort of vague feeling that it was to promote that cause that she was on this visit to Harley's parents.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And the countess, it must be owned, was more emphatically cordial to her than she had ever yet been to Captain Digby's orphan.
