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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 However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
all
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From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
attend
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From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Happily for me there was no longer required to be in waiting, but was free to finish his education.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
beloved
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From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was well that I had her to attend to, or my home would have seemed very desolate to me, empty as it now was of my brother and sister, and with my mother spending her time between her Queen and her favourite convent.
brother
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From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Happily for me there was no longer required to be in waiting, but was free to finish his education.
cared
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From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
Cecile
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From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
child
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From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
convent
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From this reading It was well that I had her to attend to, or my home would have seemed very desolate to me, empty as it now was of my brother and sister, and with my mother spending her time between her Queen and her favourite convent.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
crisis
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From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
danger
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From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
desolate
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From this reading It was well that I had her to attend to, or my home would have seemed very desolate to me, empty as it now was of my brother and sister, and with my mother spending her time between her Queen and her favourite convent.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
education
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From this reading Happily for me there was no longer required to be in waiting, but was free to finish his education.
else
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From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
empty
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From this reading It was well that I had her to attend to, or my home would have seemed very desolate to me, empty as it now was of my brother and sister, and with my mother spending her time between her Queen and her favourite convent.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
fallen
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From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
favourite
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From this reading It was well that I had her to attend to, or my home would have seemed very desolate to me, empty as it now was of my brother and sister, and with my mother spending her time between her Queen and her favourite convent.
finish
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From this reading Happily for me there was no longer required to be in waiting, but was free to finish his education.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
frail
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From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Happily for me there was no longer required to be in waiting, but was free to finish his education.
given
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From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
Happily
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From this reading Happily for me there was no longer required to be in waiting, but was free to finish his education.
hardly
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From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was well that I had her to attend to, or my home would have seemed very desolate to me, empty as it now was of my brother and sister, and with my mother spending her time between her Queen and her favourite convent.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Happily for me there was no longer required to be in waiting, but was free to finish his education.
home
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From this reading It was well that I had her to attend to, or my home would have seemed very desolate to me, empty as it now was of my brother and sister, and with my mother spending her time between her Queen and her favourite convent.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
husband
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From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
ill
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From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
lived
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From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
longer
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From this reading Happily for me there was no longer required to be in waiting, but was free to finish his education.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
meaning
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From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
mere
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From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
missing
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From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
mother
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From this reading It was well that I had her to attend to, or my home would have seemed very desolate to me, empty as it now was of my brother and sister, and with my mother spending her time between her Queen and her favourite convent.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Happily for me there was no longer required to be in waiting, but was free to finish his education.
now
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From this reading It was well that I had her to attend to, or my home would have seemed very desolate to me, empty as it now was of my brother and sister, and with my mother spending her time between her Queen and her favourite convent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was well that I had her to attend to, or my home would have seemed very desolate to me, empty as it now was of my brother and sister, and with my mother spending her time between her Queen and her favourite convent.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
pray
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From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
Queen
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From this reading It was well that I had her to attend to, or my home would have seemed very desolate to me, empty as it now was of my brother and sister, and with my mother spending her time between her Queen and her favourite convent.
renewed
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From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Happily for me there was no longer required to be in waiting, but was free to finish his education.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
scarcely
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From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
sister
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From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
soul
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From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was well that I had her to attend to, or my home would have seemed very desolate to me, empty as it now was of my brother and sister, and with my mother spending her time between her Queen and her favourite convent.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
there
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From this reading Happily for me there was no longer required to be in waiting, but was free to finish his education.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
very
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From this reading It was well that I had her to attend to, or my home would have seemed very desolate to me, empty as it now was of my brother and sister, and with my mother spending her time between her Queen and her favourite convent.
waiting
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From this reading Happily for me there was no longer required to be in waiting, but was free to finish his education.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
wedded
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From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
well
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From this reading It was well that I had her to attend to, or my home would have seemed very desolate to me, empty as it now was of my brother and sister, and with my mother spending her time between her Queen and her favourite convent.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading My poor Cecile was still so ill that I could hardly attend to anything else, and when I returned in the morning I found that, missing me, she had fallen into another crisis, and that all the danger was renewed.
whole
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From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However, the poor frail creature lived, little as she cared to do so, except to pray for the soul of the husband to whom her whole being had been given, ever since they had wedded her to him as a mere child.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It seemed as if I had scarcely time to understand what was the meaning of my party with my beloved brother and sister.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was well that I had her to attend to, or my home would have seemed very desolate to me, empty as it now was of my brother and sister, and with my mother spending her time between her Queen and her favourite convent.
