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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 Even ignorance itself is a plummet over you."
affront
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From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "You an Osbaldistone, and confess so much!" she exclaimed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You an Osbaldistone, and confess so much!" she exclaimed.
angry
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From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "With shame I confess it, my dear Miss Vernon, the mysteries couched under the grim hieroglyphics of heraldry are to me as unintelligible as those of the pyramids of Egypt."
armorial
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From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "With shame I confess it, my dear Miss Vernon, the mysteries couched under the grim hieroglyphics of heraldry are to me as unintelligible as those of the pyramids of Egypt."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
bearingsplural nounUS /ˈberɪŋz/
directions used to locate a place, especially at sea
From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
cheeks
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From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
colour
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From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
confess
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From this reading "You an Osbaldistone, and confess so much!" she exclaimed.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
couched
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From this reading "With shame I confess it, my dear Miss Vernon, the mysteries couched under the grim hieroglyphics of heraldry are to me as unintelligible as those of the pyramids of Egypt."
dear
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From this reading "With shame I confess it, my dear Miss Vernon, the mysteries couched under the grim hieroglyphics of heraldry are to me as unintelligible as those of the pyramids of Egypt."
Dickon
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From this reading "Why, Percie, Thornie, John, Dickon--Wilfred himself, might be your instructor.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
Egypt
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From this reading "With shame I confess it, my dear Miss Vernon, the mysteries couched under the grim hieroglyphics of heraldry are to me as unintelligible as those of the pyramids of Egypt."
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
exclaimed
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From this reading "You an Osbaldistone, and confess so much!" she exclaimed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
grim
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From this reading "With shame I confess it, my dear Miss Vernon, the mysteries couched under the grim hieroglyphics of heraldry are to me as unintelligible as those of the pyramids of Egypt."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
heraldry
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From this reading "With shame I confess it, my dear Miss Vernon, the mysteries couched under the grim hieroglyphics of heraldry are to me as unintelligible as those of the pyramids of Egypt."
hieroglyphics
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From this reading "With shame I confess it, my dear Miss Vernon, the mysteries couched under the grim hieroglyphics of heraldry are to me as unintelligible as those of the pyramids of Egypt."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Why, Percie, Thornie, John, Dickon--Wilfred himself, might be your instructor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
ignorance
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From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
instructor
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From this reading "Why, Percie, Thornie, John, Dickon--Wilfred himself, might be your instructor.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even ignorance itself is a plummet over you."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "With shame I confess it, my dear Miss Vernon, the mysteries couched under the grim hieroglyphics of heraldry are to me as unintelligible as those of the pyramids of Egypt."
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Even ignorance itself is a plummet over you."
John
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From this reading "Why, Percie, Thornie, John, Dickon--Wilfred himself, might be your instructor.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
like
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From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "With shame I confess it, my dear Miss Vernon, the mysteries couched under the grim hieroglyphics of heraldry are to me as unintelligible as those of the pyramids of Egypt."
mean
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From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Why, Percie, Thornie, John, Dickon--Wilfred himself, might be your instructor.
Miss
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From this reading "With shame I confess it, my dear Miss Vernon, the mysteries couched under the grim hieroglyphics of heraldry are to me as unintelligible as those of the pyramids of Egypt."
more
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From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
mount
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From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
much
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From this reading "You an Osbaldistone, and confess so much!" she exclaimed.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
mysteries
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From this reading "With shame I confess it, my dear Miss Vernon, the mysteries couched under the grim hieroglyphics of heraldry are to me as unintelligible as those of the pyramids of Egypt."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
observing
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From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "With shame I confess it, my dear Miss Vernon, the mysteries couched under the grim hieroglyphics of heraldry are to me as unintelligible as those of the pyramids of Egypt."
Osbaldistone
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From this reading "You an Osbaldistone, and confess so much!" she exclaimed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Even ignorance itself is a plummet over you."
own
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From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
penny-whistles
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From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
Percie
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From this reading "Why, Percie, Thornie, John, Dickon--Wilfred himself, might be your instructor.
Pipes
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From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
plummet
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From this reading Even ignorance itself is a plummet over you."
pray
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From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
pyramids
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From this reading "With shame I confess it, my dear Miss Vernon, the mysteries couched under the grim hieroglyphics of heraldry are to me as unintelligible as those of the pyramids of Egypt."
shame
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From this reading "With shame I confess it, my dear Miss Vernon, the mysteries couched under the grim hieroglyphics of heraldry are to me as unintelligible as those of the pyramids of Egypt."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You an Osbaldistone, and confess so much!" she exclaimed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You an Osbaldistone, and confess so much!" she exclaimed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
Thornie
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From this reading "Why, Percie, Thornie, John, Dickon--Wilfred himself, might be your instructor.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "With shame I confess it, my dear Miss Vernon, the mysteries couched under the grim hieroglyphics of heraldry are to me as unintelligible as those of the pyramids of Egypt."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "With shame I confess it, my dear Miss Vernon, the mysteries couched under the grim hieroglyphics of heraldry are to me as unintelligible as those of the pyramids of Egypt."
unintelligible
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From this reading "With shame I confess it, my dear Miss Vernon, the mysteries couched under the grim hieroglyphics of heraldry are to me as unintelligible as those of the pyramids of Egypt."
Vernon
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From this reading "With shame I confess it, my dear Miss Vernon, the mysteries couched under the grim hieroglyphics of heraldry are to me as unintelligible as those of the pyramids of Egypt."
Why
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From this reading "Why, Percie, Thornie, John, Dickon--Wilfred himself, might be your instructor.
Wilfred
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From this reading "Why, Percie, Thornie, John, Dickon--Wilfred himself, might be your instructor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You an Osbaldistone, and confess so much!" she exclaimed.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Pipes!--they look more like penny-whistles--But, pray, do not be angry with my ignorance," I continued, observing the colour mount to her cheeks, "I can mean no affront to your armorial bearings, for I do not even know my own."
