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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 Mr. Saul was undoubtedly a trouble to her; and Mr. Saul with his love in activity would be more troublesome than Mr. Saul with his love in abeyance.
abeyance
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From this reading But Mr. Saul was undoubtedly a trouble to her; and Mr. Saul with his love in activity would be more troublesome than Mr. Saul with his love in abeyance.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Fanny Clavering, while she was inquiring of her brother about his troubles, had not been without troubles of her own.
activity
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From this reading But Mr. Saul was undoubtedly a trouble to her; and Mr. Saul with his love in activity would be more troublesome than Mr. Saul with his love in abeyance.
almost
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From this reading For some days past she had been aware,--almost aware,--that Mr. Saul's love was not among the things that were past.
altogether
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From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading For some days past she had been aware,--almost aware,--that Mr. Saul's love was not among the things that were past.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Mr. Saul was undoubtedly a trouble to her; and Mr. Saul with his love in activity would be more troublesome than Mr. Saul with his love in abeyance.
aware
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From this reading For some days past she had been aware,--almost aware,--that Mr. Saul's love was not among the things that were past.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Mr. Saul was undoubtedly a trouble to her; and Mr. Saul with his love in activity would be more troublesome than Mr. Saul with his love in abeyance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Fanny Clavering, while she was inquiring of her brother about his troubles, had not been without troubles of her own.
brother
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From this reading Fanny Clavering, while she was inquiring of her brother about his troubles, had not been without troubles of her own.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mr. Saul was undoubtedly a trouble to her; and Mr. Saul with his love in activity would be more troublesome than Mr. Saul with his love in abeyance.
Clavering
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From this reading Fanny Clavering, while she was inquiring of her brother about his troubles, had not been without troubles of her own.
conviction
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From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
CUMBERLY
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From this reading CUMBERLY LANE WITHOUT THE MUD.
days
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From this reading For some days past she had been aware,--almost aware,--that Mr. Saul's love was not among the things that were past.
faint
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From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
Fanny
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From this reading Fanny Clavering, while she was inquiring of her brother about his troubles, had not been without troubles of her own.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some days past she had been aware,--almost aware,--that Mr. Saul's love was not among the things that were past.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fanny Clavering, while she was inquiring of her brother about his troubles, had not been without troubles of her own.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fanny Clavering, while she was inquiring of her brother about his troubles, had not been without troubles of her own.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fanny Clavering, while she was inquiring of her brother about his troubles, had not been without troubles of her own.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Mr. Saul was undoubtedly a trouble to her; and Mr. Saul with his love in activity would be more troublesome than Mr. Saul with his love in abeyance.
inquiring
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From this reading Fanny Clavering, while she was inquiring of her brother about his troubles, had not been without troubles of her own.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
LANE
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From this reading CUMBERLY LANE WITHOUT THE MUD.
love
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From this reading For some days past she had been aware,--almost aware,--that Mr. Saul's love was not among the things that were past.
melancholy
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From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
more
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From this reading But Mr. Saul was undoubtedly a trouble to her; and Mr. Saul with his love in activity would be more troublesome than Mr. Saul with his love in abeyance.
Mr
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From this reading For some days past she had been aware,--almost aware,--that Mr. Saul's love was not among the things that were past.
MUD
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From this reading CUMBERLY LANE WITHOUT THE MUD.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fanny Clavering, while she was inquiring of her brother about his troubles, had not been without troubles of her own.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fanny Clavering, while she was inquiring of her brother about his troubles, had not been without troubles of her own.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
otherwise
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From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
own
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From this reading Fanny Clavering, while she was inquiring of her brother about his troubles, had not been without troubles of her own.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
past
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From this reading For some days past she had been aware,--almost aware,--that Mr. Saul's love was not among the things that were past.
prepared
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From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
sadness
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From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
Saul
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From this reading But Mr. Saul was undoubtedly a trouble to her; and Mr. Saul with his love in activity would be more troublesome than Mr. Saul with his love in abeyance.
Saul's
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From this reading For some days past she had been aware,--almost aware,--that Mr. Saul's love was not among the things that were past.
say
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From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fanny Clavering, while she was inquiring of her brother about his troubles, had not been without troubles of her own.
silent
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From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
some
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From this reading For some days past she had been aware,--almost aware,--that Mr. Saul's love was not among the things that were past.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But Mr. Saul was undoubtedly a trouble to her; and Mr. Saul with his love in activity would be more troublesome than Mr. Saul with his love in abeyance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For some days past she had been aware,--almost aware,--that Mr. Saul's love was not among the things that were past.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CUMBERLY LANE WITHOUT THE MUD.
there
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From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
things
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From this reading For some days past she had been aware,--almost aware,--that Mr. Saul's love was not among the things that were past.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
touch
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From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
trouble
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From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
troubles
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From this reading Fanny Clavering, while she was inquiring of her brother about his troubles, had not been without troubles of her own.
troublesome
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From this reading But Mr. Saul was undoubtedly a trouble to her; and Mr. Saul with his love in activity would be more troublesome than Mr. Saul with his love in abeyance.
unalloyed
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From this reading I am not prepared to say that this conviction on her part was altogether an unalloyed trouble, or that there might have been no faint touch of sadness, of silent melancholy about her, had it been otherwise.
undoubtedly
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From this reading But Mr. Saul was undoubtedly a trouble to her; and Mr. Saul with his love in activity would be more troublesome than Mr. Saul with his love in abeyance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fanny Clavering, while she was inquiring of her brother about his troubles, had not been without troubles of her own.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For some days past she had been aware,--almost aware,--that Mr. Saul's love was not among the things that were past.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Fanny Clavering, while she was inquiring of her brother about his troubles, had not been without troubles of her own.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Mr. Saul was undoubtedly a trouble to her; and Mr. Saul with his love in activity would be more troublesome than Mr. Saul with his love in abeyance.
WITHOUTprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading CUMBERLY LANE WITHOUT THE MUD.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But Mr. Saul was undoubtedly a trouble to her; and Mr. Saul with his love in activity would be more troublesome than Mr. Saul with his love in abeyance.
