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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 I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
allowed
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From this reading But of course, he mustn't be allowed to marry her if she has nothing of her own.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I haven't mentioned my doubts to Dick, because he really is idiotically in love with the girl, and is capable of foolishness.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Sir Lionel is rich, but not rich enough to make his ward rich enough for Dick, and keep plenty for his wife--when he gets one--if she be anything like _me_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But of course, he mustn't be allowed to marry her if she has nothing of her own.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I haven't mentioned my doubts to Dick, because he really is idiotically in love with the girl, and is capable of foolishness.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But of course, he mustn't be allowed to marry her if she has nothing of her own.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
capable
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From this reading I haven't mentioned my doubts to Dick, because he really is idiotically in love with the girl, and is capable of foolishness.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But of course, he mustn't be allowed to marry her if she has nothing of her own.
darling
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From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
deal
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From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
dear
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From this reading Your dear hostess, who would by this time be my hostess if I weren't otherwise engaged, knows everything and everybody.
Dick
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From this reading I haven't mentioned my doubts to Dick, because he really is idiotically in love with the girl, and is capable of foolishness.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
doubts
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From this reading I haven't mentioned my doubts to Dick, because he really is idiotically in love with the girl, and is capable of foolishness.
engaged
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From this reading Your dear hostess, who would by this time be my hostess if I weren't otherwise engaged, knows everything and everybody.
enough
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From this reading Sir Lionel is rich, but not rich enough to make his ward rich enough for Dick, and keep plenty for his wife--when he gets one--if she be anything like _me_.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Your dear hostess, who would by this time be my hostess if I weren't otherwise engaged, knows everything and everybody.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Your dear hostess, who would by this time be my hostess if I weren't otherwise engaged, knows everything and everybody.
foolishness
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From this reading I haven't mentioned my doubts to Dick, because he really is idiotically in love with the girl, and is capable of foolishness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
gets
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From this reading Sir Lionel is rich, but not rich enough to make his ward rich enough for Dick, and keep plenty for his wife--when he gets one--if she be anything like _me_.
girl
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From this reading I haven't mentioned my doubts to Dick, because he really is idiotically in love with the girl, and is capable of foolishness.
go
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From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
going
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From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
harm
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From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But of course, he mustn't be allowed to marry her if she has nothing of her own.
haven't
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From this reading I haven't mentioned my doubts to Dick, because he really is idiotically in love with the girl, and is capable of foolishness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I haven't mentioned my doubts to Dick, because he really is idiotically in love with the girl, and is capable of foolishness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But of course, he mustn't be allowed to marry her if she has nothing of her own.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
hostess
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From this reading Your dear hostess, who would by this time be my hostess if I weren't otherwise engaged, knows everything and everybody.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I haven't mentioned my doubts to Dick, because he really is idiotically in love with the girl, and is capable of foolishness.
idiotically
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From this reading I haven't mentioned my doubts to Dick, because he really is idiotically in love with the girl, and is capable of foolishness.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But of course, he mustn't be allowed to marry her if she has nothing of her own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I haven't mentioned my doubts to Dick, because he really is idiotically in love with the girl, and is capable of foolishness.
intend
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From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I haven't mentioned my doubts to Dick, because he really is idiotically in love with the girl, and is capable of foolishness.
keep
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From this reading Sir Lionel is rich, but not rich enough to make his ward rich enough for Dick, and keep plenty for his wife--when he gets one--if she be anything like _me_.
keeping
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From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
knows
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From this reading Your dear hostess, who would by this time be my hostess if I weren't otherwise engaged, knows everything and everybody.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
like
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From this reading Sir Lionel is rich, but not rich enough to make his ward rich enough for Dick, and keep plenty for his wife--when he gets one--if she be anything like _me_.
Lionel
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From this reading Sir Lionel is rich, but not rich enough to make his ward rich enough for Dick, and keep plenty for his wife--when he gets one--if she be anything like _me_.
Lionel's
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From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
love
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From this reading I haven't mentioned my doubts to Dick, because he really is idiotically in love with the girl, and is capable of foolishness.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Lionel is rich, but not rich enough to make his ward rich enough for Dick, and keep plenty for his wife--when he gets one--if she be anything like _me_.
marry
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From this reading But of course, he mustn't be allowed to marry her if she has nothing of her own.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
mentioned
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From this reading I haven't mentioned my doubts to Dick, because he really is idiotically in love with the girl, and is capable of foolishness.
mustn't
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From this reading But of course, he mustn't be allowed to marry her if she has nothing of her own.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I haven't mentioned my doubts to Dick, because he really is idiotically in love with the girl, and is capable of foolishness.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sir Lionel is rich, but not rich enough to make his ward rich enough for Dick, and keep plenty for his wife--when he gets one--if she be anything like _me_.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But of course, he mustn't be allowed to marry her if she has nothing of her own.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I haven't mentioned my doubts to Dick, because he really is idiotically in love with the girl, and is capable of foolishness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sir Lionel is rich, but not rich enough to make his ward rich enough for Dick, and keep plenty for his wife--when he gets one--if she be anything like _me_.
otherwise
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From this reading Your dear hostess, who would by this time be my hostess if I weren't otherwise engaged, knows everything and everybody.
out
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From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
own
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From this reading But of course, he mustn't be allowed to marry her if she has nothing of her own.
plenty
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From this reading Sir Lionel is rich, but not rich enough to make his ward rich enough for Dick, and keep plenty for his wife--when he gets one--if she be anything like _me_.
present
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From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
really
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From this reading I haven't mentioned my doubts to Dick, because he really is idiotically in love with the girl, and is capable of foolishness.
rich
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From this reading Sir Lionel is rich, but not rich enough to make his ward rich enough for Dick, and keep plenty for his wife--when he gets one--if she be anything like _me_.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But of course, he mustn't be allowed to marry her if she has nothing of her own.
Sir
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From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I haven't mentioned my doubts to Dick, because he really is idiotically in love with the girl, and is capable of foolishness.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Your dear hostess, who would by this time be my hostess if I weren't otherwise engaged, knows everything and everybody.
thoughts
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From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your dear hostess, who would by this time be my hostess if I weren't otherwise engaged, knows everything and everybody.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I haven't mentioned my doubts to Dick, because he really is idiotically in love with the girl, and is capable of foolishness.
ward
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From this reading Sir Lionel is rich, but not rich enough to make his ward rich enough for Dick, and keep plenty for his wife--when he gets one--if she be anything like _me_.
way
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From this reading I intend to let him go on as he is going for the present, as he can do himself no harm, and can do me a great deal of good, by keeping his darling out of my way and Sir Lionel's thoughts.
weren't
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From this reading Your dear hostess, who would by this time be my hostess if I weren't otherwise engaged, knows everything and everybody.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sir Lionel is rich, but not rich enough to make his ward rich enough for Dick, and keep plenty for his wife--when he gets one--if she be anything like _me_.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Your dear hostess, who would by this time be my hostess if I weren't otherwise engaged, knows everything and everybody.
wife
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From this reading Sir Lionel is rich, but not rich enough to make his ward rich enough for Dick, and keep plenty for his wife--when he gets one--if she be anything like _me_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I haven't mentioned my doubts to Dick, because he really is idiotically in love with the girl, and is capable of foolishness.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Your dear hostess, who would by this time be my hostess if I weren't otherwise engaged, knows everything and everybody.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your dear hostess, who would by this time be my hostess if I weren't otherwise engaged, knows everything and everybody.
