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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 Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
ADMIRAL
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From this reading ADMIRAL.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am old-fashioned, Lady Frederick; and my idea of a modest girl is that when certain topics are mentioned she should swoon.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Well, I don't suppose they're any the worse for having an elementary knowledge of natural history.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
any
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From this reading Well, I don't suppose they're any the worse for having an elementary knowledge of natural history.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am old-fashioned, Lady Frederick; and my idea of a modest girl is that when certain topics are mentioned she should swoon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
better
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From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
brought
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From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
certain
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From this reading I am old-fashioned, Lady Frederick; and my idea of a modest girl is that when certain topics are mentioned she should swoon.
don't
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From this reading Well, I don't suppose they're any the worse for having an elementary knowledge of natural history.
doubt
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From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
elementary
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From this reading Well, I don't suppose they're any the worse for having an elementary knowledge of natural history.
fool
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From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, I don't suppose they're any the worse for having an elementary knowledge of natural history.
Frederick
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From this reading I am old-fashioned, Lady Frederick; and my idea of a modest girl is that when certain topics are mentioned she should swoon.
girl
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From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Well, I don't suppose they're any the worse for having an elementary knowledge of natural history.
history
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From this reading Well, I don't suppose they're any the worse for having an elementary knowledge of natural history.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I don't suppose they're any the worse for having an elementary knowledge of natural history.
I'm
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From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
idea
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From this reading I am old-fashioned, Lady Frederick; and my idea of a modest girl is that when certain topics are mentioned she should swoon.
ignorance
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From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
knowledge
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From this reading Well, I don't suppose they're any the worse for having an elementary knowledge of natural history.
Lady
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From this reading I am old-fashioned, Lady Frederick; and my idea of a modest girl is that when certain topics are mentioned she should swoon.
like
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From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
madam
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From this reading Swoon, madam, swoon.
makes
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From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
mentioned
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From this reading I am old-fashioned, Lady Frederick; and my idea of a modest girl is that when certain topics are mentioned she should swoon.
modest
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From this reading I am old-fashioned, Lady Frederick; and my idea of a modest girl is that when certain topics are mentioned she should swoon.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am old-fashioned, Lady Frederick; and my idea of a modest girl is that when certain topics are mentioned she should swoon.
natural
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From this reading Well, I don't suppose they're any the worse for having an elementary knowledge of natural history.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, I don't suppose they're any the worse for having an elementary knowledge of natural history.
old-fashioned
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From this reading I am old-fashioned, Lady Frederick; and my idea of a modest girl is that when certain topics are mentioned she should swoon.
perfect
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From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
Personally
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From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
quite
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From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I am old-fashioned, Lady Frederick; and my idea of a modest girl is that when certain topics are mentioned she should swoon.
she's
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From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I am old-fashioned, Lady Frederick; and my idea of a modest girl is that when certain topics are mentioned she should swoon.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
to assume or believe something is true
From this reading Well, I don't suppose they're any the worse for having an elementary knowledge of natural history.
sure
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From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
swoon
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From this reading I am old-fashioned, Lady Frederick; and my idea of a modest girl is that when certain topics are mentioned she should swoon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, I don't suppose they're any the worse for having an elementary knowledge of natural history.
they're
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From this reading Well, I don't suppose they're any the worse for having an elementary knowledge of natural history.
thing
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From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
topics
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From this reading I am old-fashioned, Lady Frederick; and my idea of a modest girl is that when certain topics are mentioned she should swoon.
up
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From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
Well
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From this reading Well, I don't suppose they're any the worse for having an elementary knowledge of natural history.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I am old-fashioned, Lady Frederick; and my idea of a modest girl is that when certain topics are mentioned she should swoon.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
wife
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From this reading Personally I doubt whether ignorance is quite the same thing as virtue, and I'm not quite sure that a girl makes a better wife because she's been brought up like a perfect fool.
worse
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From this reading Well, I don't suppose they're any the worse for having an elementary knowledge of natural history.
