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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 Here was the Parson paying, with a sword-thrust of the first quality, for a love-affair that was dead already; over and ended.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That was bad, but, to balance his accounts, the Parson waked up from his swoon in Dr. Townley's house, with the Doctor's beautiful daughter, Rose, to be his nurse-tender.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was the Parson paying, with a sword-thrust of the first quality, for a love-affair that was dead already; over and ended.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OF THE ROSE AND THE ROSE-GARDEN IN AVIGNON.
arms
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From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
AVIGNON
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From this reading OF THE ROSE AND THE ROSE-GARDEN IN AVIGNON.
bad
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From this reading That was bad, but, to balance his accounts, the Parson waked up from his swoon in Dr. Townley's house, with the Doctor's beautiful daughter, Rose, to be his nurse-tender.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That was bad, but, to balance his accounts, the Parson waked up from his swoon in Dr. Townley's house, with the Doctor's beautiful daughter, Rose, to be his nurse-tender.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That was bad, but, to balance his accounts, the Parson waked up from his swoon in Dr. Townley's house, with the Doctor's beautiful daughter, Rose, to be his nurse-tender.
beautiful
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From this reading That was bad, but, to balance his accounts, the Parson waked up from his swoon in Dr. Townley's house, with the Doctor's beautiful daughter, Rose, to be his nurse-tender.
business
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From this reading Life is not wholly the lopsided business that some would have you esteem it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That was bad, but, to balance his accounts, the Parson waked up from his swoon in Dr. Townley's house, with the Doctor's beautiful daughter, Rose, to be his nurse-tender.
cast
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From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
caused
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From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
condition
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From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
daughter
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From this reading That was bad, but, to balance his accounts, the Parson waked up from his swoon in Dr. Townley's house, with the Doctor's beautiful daughter, Rose, to be his nurse-tender.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was the Parson paying, with a sword-thrust of the first quality, for a love-affair that was dead already; over and ended.
Doctor's
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From this reading That was bad, but, to balance his accounts, the Parson waked up from his swoon in Dr. Townley's house, with the Doctor's beautiful daughter, Rose, to be his nurse-tender.
Dr
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From this reading That was bad, but, to balance his accounts, the Parson waked up from his swoon in Dr. Townley's house, with the Doctor's beautiful daughter, Rose, to be his nurse-tender.
duel
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From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
ended
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From this reading Here was the Parson paying, with a sword-thrust of the first quality, for a love-affair that was dead already; over and ended.
esteem
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From this reading Life is not wholly the lopsided business that some would have you esteem it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was the Parson paying, with a sword-thrust of the first quality, for a love-affair that was dead already; over and ended.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here was the Parson paying, with a sword-thrust of the first quality, for a love-affair that was dead already; over and ended.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That was bad, but, to balance his accounts, the Parson waked up from his swoon in Dr. Townley's house, with the Doctor's beautiful daughter, Rose, to be his nurse-tender.
girl's
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From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Life is not wholly the lopsided business that some would have you esteem it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was the Parson paying, with a sword-thrust of the first quality, for a love-affair that was dead already; over and ended.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That was bad, but, to balance his accounts, the Parson waked up from his swoon in Dr. Townley's house, with the Doctor's beautiful daughter, Rose, to be his nurse-tender.
house
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From this reading That was bad, but, to balance his accounts, the Parson waked up from his swoon in Dr. Townley's house, with the Doctor's beautiful daughter, Rose, to be his nurse-tender.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OF THE ROSE AND THE ROSE-GARDEN IN AVIGNON.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Life is not wholly the lopsided business that some would have you esteem it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Life is not wholly the lopsided business that some would have you esteem it.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life is not wholly the lopsided business that some would have you esteem it.
likely
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From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
lopsided
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From this reading Life is not wholly the lopsided business that some would have you esteem it.
love-affair
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From this reading Here was the Parson paying, with a sword-thrust of the first quality, for a love-affair that was dead already; over and ended.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
most
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From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Life is not wholly the lopsided business that some would have you esteem it.
nurse-tender
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From this reading That was bad, but, to balance his accounts, the Parson waked up from his swoon in Dr. Townley's house, with the Doctor's beautiful daughter, Rose, to be his nurse-tender.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF THE ROSE AND THE ROSE-GARDEN IN AVIGNON.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Here was the Parson paying, with a sword-thrust of the first quality, for a love-affair that was dead already; over and ended.
Oxford
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From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
Parson
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From this reading Here was the Parson paying, with a sword-thrust of the first quality, for a love-affair that was dead already; over and ended.
paying
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From this reading Here was the Parson paying, with a sword-thrust of the first quality, for a love-affair that was dead already; over and ended.
quality
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From this reading Here was the Parson paying, with a sword-thrust of the first quality, for a love-affair that was dead already; over and ended.
ROSE
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From this reading OF THE ROSE AND THE ROSE-GARDEN IN AVIGNON.
ROSE-GARDEN
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From this reading OF THE ROSE AND THE ROSE-GARDEN IN AVIGNON.
Scrope
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From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
some
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From this reading Life is not wholly the lopsided business that some would have you esteem it.
straight
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From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
swoon
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From this reading That was bad, but, to balance his accounts, the Parson waked up from his swoon in Dr. Townley's house, with the Doctor's beautiful daughter, Rose, to be his nurse-tender.
sword-thrust
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From this reading Here was the Parson paying, with a sword-thrust of the first quality, for a love-affair that was dead already; over and ended.
tender
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From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Life is not wholly the lopsided business that some would have you esteem it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF THE ROSE AND THE ROSE-GARDEN IN AVIGNON.
thereby
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From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was bad, but, to balance his accounts, the Parson waked up from his swoon in Dr. Townley's house, with the Doctor's beautiful daughter, Rose, to be his nurse-tender.
Townley's
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From this reading That was bad, but, to balance his accounts, the Parson waked up from his swoon in Dr. Townley's house, with the Doctor's beautiful daughter, Rose, to be his nurse-tender.
up
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From this reading That was bad, but, to balance his accounts, the Parson waked up from his swoon in Dr. Townley's house, with the Doctor's beautiful daughter, Rose, to be his nurse-tender.
very
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From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
waked
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From this reading That was bad, but, to balance his accounts, the Parson waked up from his swoon in Dr. Townley's house, with the Doctor's beautiful daughter, Rose, to be his nurse-tender.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here was the Parson paying, with a sword-thrust of the first quality, for a love-affair that was dead already; over and ended.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lady Oxford had caused his duel with Scrope, to be sure, but she had thereby, as it were, cast him straight into the girl's arms, and in that very condition which was likely to make her most tender to him.
wholly
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From this reading Life is not wholly the lopsided business that some would have you esteem it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here was the Parson paying, with a sword-thrust of the first quality, for a love-affair that was dead already; over and ended.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Life is not wholly the lopsided business that some would have you esteem it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Life is not wholly the lopsided business that some would have you esteem it.
