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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 But by Sophia the depressing influence of a strange place, viewed through sheets of rain, was felt to the full next day.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mind must be strong that does not tinge the future with the colours which the eye presents at the moment; and her's was nowise superior to the temptation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE PAVED FORD If Lady Betty's sprightliness ever deserted her, it returned with the morning as regularly as the light.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The mind must be strong that does not tinge the future with the colours which the eye presents at the moment; and her's was nowise superior to the temptation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The mind must be strong that does not tinge the future with the colours which the eye presents at the moment; and her's was nowise superior to the temptation.
Betty's
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From this reading THE PAVED FORD If Lady Betty's sprightliness ever deserted her, it returned with the morning as regularly as the light.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But by Sophia the depressing influence of a strange place, viewed through sheets of rain, was felt to the full next day.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But by Sophia the depressing influence of a strange place, viewed through sheets of rain, was felt to the full next day.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The mind must be strong that does not tinge the future with the colours which the eye presents at the moment; and her's was nowise superior to the temptation.
continue
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From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
day
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From this reading But by Sophia the depressing influence of a strange place, viewed through sheets of rain, was felt to the full next day.
depressing
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From this reading But by Sophia the depressing influence of a strange place, viewed through sheets of rain, was felt to the full next day.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading THE PAVED FORD If Lady Betty's sprightliness ever deserted her, it returned with the morning as regularly as the light.
discomforts
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From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The mind must be strong that does not tinge the future with the colours which the eye presents at the moment; and her's was nowise superior to the temptation.
dreaded
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From this reading She dreaded the meeting, now so imminent, with Sir Hervey.
ebbnounUS /ɛb/
the movement of the tide away from the land
From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
England
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From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PAVED FORD If Lady Betty's sprightliness ever deserted her, it returned with the morning as regularly as the light.
eye
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From this reading The mind must be strong that does not tinge the future with the colours which the eye presents at the moment; and her's was nowise superior to the temptation.
felt
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From this reading But by Sophia the depressing influence of a strange place, viewed through sheets of rain, was felt to the full next day.
FORD
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From this reading THE PAVED FORD If Lady Betty's sprightliness ever deserted her, it returned with the morning as regularly as the light.
full
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From this reading But by Sophia the depressing influence of a strange place, viewed through sheets of rain, was felt to the full next day.
future
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From this reading The mind must be strong that does not tinge the future with the colours which the eye presents at the moment; and her's was nowise superior to the temptation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PAVED FORD If Lady Betty's sprightliness ever deserted her, it returned with the morning as regularly as the light.
her's
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From this reading The mind must be strong that does not tinge the future with the colours which the eye presents at the moment; and her's was nowise superior to the temptation.
Hervey
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From this reading She dreaded the meeting, now so imminent, with Sir Hervey.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE PAVED FORD If Lady Betty's sprightliness ever deserted her, it returned with the morning as regularly as the light.
imminent
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From this reading She dreaded the meeting, now so imminent, with Sir Hervey.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
influence
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From this reading But by Sophia the depressing influence of a strange place, viewed through sheets of rain, was felt to the full next day.
inn
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From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
inns
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From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE PAVED FORD If Lady Betty's sprightliness ever deserted her, it returned with the morning as regularly as the light.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
Lady
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From this reading THE PAVED FORD If Lady Betty's sprightliness ever deserted her, it returned with the morning as regularly as the light.
light
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From this reading THE PAVED FORD If Lady Betty's sprightliness ever deserted her, it returned with the morning as regularly as the light.
lowest
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From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
meeting
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From this reading She dreaded the meeting, now so imminent, with Sir Hervey.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mind must be strong that does not tinge the future with the colours which the eye presents at the moment; and her's was nowise superior to the temptation.
moment
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From this reading The mind must be strong that does not tinge the future with the colours which the eye presents at the moment; and her's was nowise superior to the temptation.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PAVED FORD If Lady Betty's sprightliness ever deserted her, it returned with the morning as regularly as the light.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The mind must be strong that does not tinge the future with the colours which the eye presents at the moment; and her's was nowise superior to the temptation.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But by Sophia the depressing influence of a strange place, viewed through sheets of rain, was felt to the full next day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The mind must be strong that does not tinge the future with the colours which the eye presents at the moment; and her's was nowise superior to the temptation.
now
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From this reading She dreaded the meeting, now so imminent, with Sir Hervey.
nowise
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From this reading The mind must be strong that does not tinge the future with the colours which the eye presents at the moment; and her's was nowise superior to the temptation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But by Sophia the depressing influence of a strange place, viewed through sheets of rain, was felt to the full next day.
PAVED
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From this reading THE PAVED FORD If Lady Betty's sprightliness ever deserted her, it returned with the morning as regularly as the light.
place
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From this reading But by Sophia the depressing influence of a strange place, viewed through sheets of rain, was felt to the full next day.
prepared
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From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
presents
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From this reading The mind must be strong that does not tinge the future with the colours which the eye presents at the moment; and her's was nowise superior to the temptation.
rain
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From this reading But by Sophia the depressing influence of a strange place, viewed through sheets of rain, was felt to the full next day.
regularly
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From this reading THE PAVED FORD If Lady Betty's sprightliness ever deserted her, it returned with the morning as regularly as the light.
reputed
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From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PAVED FORD If Lady Betty's sprightliness ever deserted her, it returned with the morning as regularly as the light.
roads
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From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
rose
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From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
sheets
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From this reading But by Sophia the depressing influence of a strange place, viewed through sheets of rain, was felt to the full next day.
Sir
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From this reading She dreaded the meeting, now so imminent, with Sir Hervey.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She dreaded the meeting, now so imminent, with Sir Hervey.
Sophia
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From this reading But by Sophia the depressing influence of a strange place, viewed through sheets of rain, was felt to the full next day.
spirits
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From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
sprightliness
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From this reading THE PAVED FORD If Lady Betty's sprightliness ever deserted her, it returned with the morning as regularly as the light.
strange
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From this reading But by Sophia the depressing influence of a strange place, viewed through sheets of rain, was felt to the full next day.
strong
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From this reading The mind must be strong that does not tinge the future with the colours which the eye presents at the moment; and her's was nowise superior to the temptation.
superior
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From this reading The mind must be strong that does not tinge the future with the colours which the eye presents at the moment; and her's was nowise superior to the temptation.
Sussex
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From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
temptation
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From this reading The mind must be strong that does not tinge the future with the colours which the eye presents at the moment; and her's was nowise superior to the temptation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The mind must be strong that does not tinge the future with the colours which the eye presents at the moment; and her's was nowise superior to the temptation.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PAVED FORD If Lady Betty's sprightliness ever deserted her, it returned with the morning as regularly as the light.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
then
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From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But by Sophia the depressing influence of a strange place, viewed through sheets of rain, was felt to the full next day.
tinge
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From this reading The mind must be strong that does not tinge the future with the colours which the eye presents at the moment; and her's was nowise superior to the temptation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But by Sophia the depressing influence of a strange place, viewed through sheets of rain, was felt to the full next day.
viewed
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From this reading But by Sophia the depressing influence of a strange place, viewed through sheets of rain, was felt to the full next day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But by Sophia the depressing influence of a strange place, viewed through sheets of rain, was felt to the full next day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The mind must be strong that does not tinge the future with the colours which the eye presents at the moment; and her's was nowise superior to the temptation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PAVED FORD If Lady Betty's sprightliness ever deserted her, it returned with the morning as regularly as the light.
worst
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From this reading Her spirits, as she rose amid the discomforts of a Sussex inn--and Sussex inns and Sussex roads were then reputed among the worst in England--and prepared to continue the journey, were at their lowest ebb.
