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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 Peggy had always looked up to Jenny, putting her under a different classification from that bestowed on ordinary servants.
always
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From this reading Peggy had always looked up to Jenny, putting her under a different classification from that bestowed on ordinary servants.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
Apart
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From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
attained
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From this reading It had been entirely by her own laudable exertions that she had attained a higher standing, from which she had always been reasonably condescending and indulgent to her little cousin.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been entirely by her own laudable exertions that she had attained a higher standing, from which she had always been reasonably condescending and indulgent to her little cousin.
bestowed
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From this reading Peggy had always looked up to Jenny, putting her under a different classification from that bestowed on ordinary servants.
better-instructed
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From this reading Peggy knew how clever and diligent her older, better-instructed kinswoman had proved herself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It had been entirely by her own laudable exertions that she had attained a higher standing, from which she had always been reasonably condescending and indulgent to her little cousin.
classification
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From this reading Peggy had always looked up to Jenny, putting her under a different classification from that bestowed on ordinary servants.
clever
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From this reading Peggy knew how clever and diligent her older, better-instructed kinswoman had proved herself.
close
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From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
condescending
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From this reading It had been entirely by her own laudable exertions that she had attained a higher standing, from which she had always been reasonably condescending and indulgent to her little cousin.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
counsellor
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From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
cousin
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From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
death
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From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
despair
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From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Peggy had always looked up to Jenny, putting her under a different classification from that bestowed on ordinary servants.
diligent
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From this reading Peggy knew how clever and diligent her older, better-instructed kinswoman had proved herself.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had been entirely by her own laudable exertions that she had attained a higher standing, from which she had always been reasonably condescending and indulgent to her little cousin.
exertions
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From this reading It had been entirely by her own laudable exertions that she had attained a higher standing, from which she had always been reasonably condescending and indulgent to her little cousin.
feel
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From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
felt
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From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
following
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From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Peggy had always looked up to Jenny, putting her under a different classification from that bestowed on ordinary servants.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
helper
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From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Peggy knew how clever and diligent her older, better-instructed kinswoman had proved herself.
higher
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From this reading It had been entirely by her own laudable exertions that she had attained a higher standing, from which she had always been reasonably condescending and indulgent to her little cousin.
how
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From this reading Peggy knew how clever and diligent her older, better-instructed kinswoman had proved herself.
husband
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From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
indulgent
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From this reading It had been entirely by her own laudable exertions that she had attained a higher standing, from which she had always been reasonably condescending and indulgent to her little cousin.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been entirely by her own laudable exertions that she had attained a higher standing, from which she had always been reasonably condescending and indulgent to her little cousin.
Jenny
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From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
kinswoman
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From this reading Peggy knew how clever and diligent her older, better-instructed kinswoman had proved herself.
knew
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From this reading Peggy knew how clever and diligent her older, better-instructed kinswoman had proved herself.
laudable
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From this reading It had been entirely by her own laudable exertions that she had attained a higher standing, from which she had always been reasonably condescending and indulgent to her little cousin.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been entirely by her own laudable exertions that she had attained a higher standing, from which she had always been reasonably condescending and indulgent to her little cousin.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peggy had always looked up to Jenny, putting her under a different classification from that bestowed on ordinary servants.
MISRULE
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From this reading THE REIGN OF MISRULE.
mother
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From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REIGN OF MISRULE.
older
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From this reading Peggy knew how clever and diligent her older, better-instructed kinswoman had proved herself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
ordinary
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From this reading Peggy had always looked up to Jenny, putting her under a different classification from that bestowed on ordinary servants.
own
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From this reading It had been entirely by her own laudable exertions that she had attained a higher standing, from which she had always been reasonably condescending and indulgent to her little cousin.
Peggy
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From this reading Peggy had always looked up to Jenny, putting her under a different classification from that bestowed on ordinary servants.
Peggy's
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From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
proved
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From this reading Peggy knew how clever and diligent her older, better-instructed kinswoman had proved herself.
putting
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From this reading Peggy had always looked up to Jenny, putting her under a different classification from that bestowed on ordinary servants.
reasonably
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From this reading It had been entirely by her own laudable exertions that she had attained a higher standing, from which she had always been reasonably condescending and indulgent to her little cousin.
REIGN
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From this reading THE REIGN OF MISRULE.
separation
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From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
servants
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From this reading Peggy had always looked up to Jenny, putting her under a different classification from that bestowed on ordinary servants.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had been entirely by her own laudable exertions that she had attained a higher standing, from which she had always been reasonably condescending and indulgent to her little cousin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REIGN OF MISRULE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Peggy had always looked up to Jenny, putting her under a different classification from that bestowed on ordinary servants.
up
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From this reading Peggy had always looked up to Jenny, putting her under a different classification from that bestowed on ordinary servants.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had been entirely by her own laudable exertions that she had attained a higher standing, from which she had always been reasonably condescending and indulgent to her little cousin.
wife
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From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
young
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From this reading Apart from Peggy’s despair at the separation from her husband, following so close on the death of her mother, the young wife felt as pleased as she could feel that she was to have her cousin Jenny for her helper and counsellor.
