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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 had to have a little time to recover in.
all
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From this reading HER BOOK VI I did not go down to Canterbury all at once.
amusement
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From this reading And in those first terrible weeks I didn't see why Jevons should have all the amusement and I all the hard work and the suffering.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HER BOOK VI I did not go down to Canterbury all at once.
blow
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From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
BOOK
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From this reading HER BOOK VI I did not go down to Canterbury all at once.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
Canterbury
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From this reading HER BOOK VI I did not go down to Canterbury all at once.
clear
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From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading HER BOOK VI I did not go down to Canterbury all at once.
didn't
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From this reading And in those first terrible weeks I didn't see why Jevons should have all the amusement and I all the hard work and the suffering.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
down
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From this reading HER BOOK VI I did not go down to Canterbury all at once.
everlasting
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From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in those first terrible weeks I didn't see why Jevons should have all the amusement and I all the hard work and the suffering.
go
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From this reading HER BOOK VI I did not go down to Canterbury all at once.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had to have a little time to recover in.
hard
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From this reading And in those first terrible weeks I didn't see why Jevons should have all the amusement and I all the hard work and the suffering.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I had to have a little time to recover in.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HER BOOK VI I did not go down to Canterbury all at once.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HER BOOK VI I did not go down to Canterbury all at once.
I've
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From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
Jevons
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From this reading And in those first terrible weeks I didn't see why Jevons should have all the amusement and I all the hard work and the suffering.
Jevons's
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From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had to have a little time to recover in.
making
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From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
marriage
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From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
Mrs
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From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HER BOOK VI I did not go down to Canterbury all at once.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
once
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From this reading HER BOOK VI I did not go down to Canterbury all at once.
poignant
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From this reading The reminiscences of Canterbury were poignant.
recover
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From this reading I had to have a little time to recover in.
reminiscences
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From this reading The reminiscences of Canterbury were poignant.
see
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From this reading And in those first terrible weeks I didn't see why Jevons should have all the amusement and I all the hard work and the suffering.
service
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From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And in those first terrible weeks I didn't see why Jevons should have all the amusement and I all the hard work and the suffering.
succeeded
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From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
suffering
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From this reading And in those first terrible weeks I didn't see why Jevons should have all the amusement and I all the hard work and the suffering.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And in those first terrible weeks I didn't see why Jevons should have all the amusement and I all the hard work and the suffering.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
then
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From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
there
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From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And in those first terrible weeks I didn't see why Jevons should have all the amusement and I all the hard work and the suffering.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had to have a little time to recover in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HER BOOK VI I did not go down to Canterbury all at once.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
VI
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From this reading HER BOOK VI I did not go down to Canterbury all at once.
vowed
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From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
weeks
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From this reading And in those first terrible weeks I didn't see why Jevons should have all the amusement and I all the hard work and the suffering.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The reminiscences of Canterbury were poignant.
whacking
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From this reading I was vowed, of course, to Mrs. Jevons's everlasting service (I think I've succeeded in making _that_ clear), but I could not--under the whacking blow of her marriage I could _not_ do as she asked me then and there.
why
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From this reading And in those first terrible weeks I didn't see why Jevons should have all the amusement and I all the hard work and the suffering.
work
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From this reading And in those first terrible weeks I didn't see why Jevons should have all the amusement and I all the hard work and the suffering.
