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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 CONFIDENCES It was a little later on in that same summer that Mrs. Brunton came to visit her sister Bessy.
acquaintances
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From this reading She had no notion, she said, of coming such a long journey only to see Bessy and her husband, and not to have a sight of her former acquaintances at Monkshaven.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
admiration
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From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
almost
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From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
Bessy
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From this reading CONFIDENCES It was a little later on in that same summer that Mrs. Brunton came to visit her sister Bessy.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
bonnet
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From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
Brunton
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From this reading CONFIDENCES It was a little later on in that same summer that Mrs. Brunton came to visit her sister Bessy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
came
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From this reading CONFIDENCES It was a little later on in that same summer that Mrs. Brunton came to visit her sister Bessy.
cloak
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From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
coming
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From this reading She had no notion, she said, of coming such a long journey only to see Bessy and her husband, and not to have a sight of her former acquaintances at Monkshaven.
CONFIDENCES
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From this reading CONFIDENCES It was a little later on in that same summer that Mrs. Brunton came to visit her sister Bessy.
convenience
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From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
Corney
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From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
Dawsons
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From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
displayed
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From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
distance
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From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
envy
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From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
equal
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From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
far
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From this reading But Mrs. Brunton was far too flourishing a person not to speak out her wishes, and have her own way.
farmer
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From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
flourishing
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From this reading But Mrs. Brunton was far too flourishing a person not to speak out her wishes, and have her own way.
former
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From this reading She had no notion, she said, of coming such a long journey only to see Bessy and her husband, and not to have a sight of her former acquaintances at Monkshaven.
fortunate
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From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
friends
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From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
habit
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From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had no notion, she said, of coming such a long journey only to see Bessy and her husband, and not to have a sight of her former acquaintances at Monkshaven.
Hartswell
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From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But Mrs. Brunton was far too flourishing a person not to speak out her wishes, and have her own way.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CONFIDENCES It was a little later on in that same summer that Mrs. Brunton came to visit her sister Bessy.
husband
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From this reading She had no notion, she said, of coming such a long journey only to see Bessy and her husband, and not to have a sight of her former acquaintances at Monkshaven.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CONFIDENCES It was a little later on in that same summer that Mrs. Brunton came to visit her sister Bessy.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CONFIDENCES It was a little later on in that same summer that Mrs. Brunton came to visit her sister Bessy.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had no notion, she said, of coming such a long journey only to see Bessy and her husband, and not to have a sight of her former acquaintances at Monkshaven.
knowing
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From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
later
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From this reading CONFIDENCES It was a little later on in that same summer that Mrs. Brunton came to visit her sister Bessy.
latter
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From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
less
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From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONFIDENCES It was a little later on in that same summer that Mrs. Brunton came to visit her sister Bessy.
lived
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From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had no notion, she said, of coming such a long journey only to see Bessy and her husband, and not to have a sight of her former acquaintances at Monkshaven.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
lost
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From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
market-town
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From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
married
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From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
matrimony
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From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
Molly
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From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
Monkshaven
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From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
Mrs
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From this reading CONFIDENCES It was a little later on in that same summer that Mrs. Brunton came to visit her sister Bessy.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
new
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From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had no notion, she said, of coming such a long journey only to see Bessy and her husband, and not to have a sight of her former acquaintances at Monkshaven.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Mrs. Brunton was far too flourishing a person not to speak out her wishes, and have her own way.
notion
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From this reading She had no notion, she said, of coming such a long journey only to see Bessy and her husband, and not to have a sight of her former acquaintances at Monkshaven.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had no notion, she said, of coming such a long journey only to see Bessy and her husband, and not to have a sight of her former acquaintances at Monkshaven.
old
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From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CONFIDENCES It was a little later on in that same summer that Mrs. Brunton came to visit her sister Bessy.
only
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From this reading She had no notion, she said, of coming such a long journey only to see Bessy and her husband, and not to have a sight of her former acquaintances at Monkshaven.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
out
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From this reading But Mrs. Brunton was far too flourishing a person not to speak out her wishes, and have her own way.
own
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From this reading But Mrs. Brunton was far too flourishing a person not to speak out her wishes, and have her own way.
person
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From this reading But Mrs. Brunton was far too flourishing a person not to speak out her wishes, and have her own way.
regarded
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From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
said
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From this reading She had no notion, she said, of coming such a long journey only to see Bessy and her husband, and not to have a sight of her former acquaintances at Monkshaven.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONFIDENCES It was a little later on in that same summer that Mrs. Brunton came to visit her sister Bessy.
saw
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From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
see
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From this reading She had no notion, she said, of coming such a long journey only to see Bessy and her husband, and not to have a sight of her former acquaintances at Monkshaven.
seldom
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From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had no notion, she said, of coming such a long journey only to see Bessy and her husband, and not to have a sight of her former acquaintances at Monkshaven.
sight
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From this reading She had no notion, she said, of coming such a long journey only to see Bessy and her husband, and not to have a sight of her former acquaintances at Monkshaven.
sister
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From this reading CONFIDENCES It was a little later on in that same summer that Mrs. Brunton came to visit her sister Bessy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
speak
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From this reading But Mrs. Brunton was far too flourishing a person not to speak out her wishes, and have her own way.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She had no notion, she said, of coming such a long journey only to see Bessy and her husband, and not to have a sight of her former acquaintances at Monkshaven.
summer
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From this reading CONFIDENCES It was a little later on in that same summer that Mrs. Brunton came to visit her sister Bessy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CONFIDENCES It was a little later on in that same summer that Mrs. Brunton came to visit her sister Bessy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONFIDENCES It was a little later on in that same summer that Mrs. Brunton came to visit her sister Bessy.
tolerably
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From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
too
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From this reading But Mrs. Brunton was far too flourishing a person not to speak out her wishes, and have her own way.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
visit
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From this reading CONFIDENCES It was a little later on in that same summer that Mrs. Brunton came to visit her sister Bessy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CONFIDENCES It was a little later on in that same summer that Mrs. Brunton came to visit her sister Bessy.
way
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From this reading But Mrs. Brunton was far too flourishing a person not to speak out her wishes, and have her own way.
well-to-do
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From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Bessy was married to a tolerably well-to-do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between Monkshaven and Hartswell; but from old habit and convenience the latter was regarded as the Dawsons' market-town; so Bessy seldom or never saw her old friends in Monkshaven.
wishes
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From this reading But Mrs. Brunton was far too flourishing a person not to speak out her wishes, and have her own way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
wondering
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From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She might have added, that her new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who, knowing her as Molly Corney, and being less fortunate in matrimony than she was, would look upon it with wondering admiration, if not with envy.
