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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 If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had learnt the things that she liked, and she had left unlearnt the things that she did not like.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the method of discreet skipping; and it answered so well in the world of books that she had applied it to the world of men and women.
applied
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From this reading It was the method of discreet skipping; and it answered so well in the world of books that she had applied it to the world of men and women.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Here in Harmouth her peculiar art or instinct of selection earned for her, as Kitty Palliser had lately told her, the character of exclusiveness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading It was the method of discreet skipping; and it answered so well in the world of books that she had applied it to the world of men and women.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
called
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From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
character
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From this reading Here in Harmouth her peculiar art or instinct of selection earned for her, as Kitty Palliser had lately told her, the character of exclusiveness.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She had learnt the things that she liked, and she had left unlearnt the things that she did not like.
discreet
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From this reading It was the method of discreet skipping; and it answered so well in the world of books that she had applied it to the world of men and women.
earned
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From this reading Here in Harmouth her peculiar art or instinct of selection earned for her, as Kitty Palliser had lately told her, the character of exclusiveness.
educated
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From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
education
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From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
Europe
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From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
exclusiveness
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From this reading Here in Harmouth her peculiar art or instinct of selection earned for her, as Kitty Palliser had lately told her, the character of exclusiveness.
father
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From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here in Harmouth her peculiar art or instinct of selection earned for her, as Kitty Palliser had lately told her, the character of exclusiveness.
Frederick
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From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
Harmouth
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From this reading Here in Harmouth her peculiar art or instinct of selection earned for her, as Kitty Palliser had lately told her, the character of exclusiveness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here in Harmouth her peculiar art or instinct of selection earned for her, as Kitty Palliser had lately told her, the character of exclusiveness.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
incomplete
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From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
instinct
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From this reading Here in Harmouth her peculiar art or instinct of selection earned for her, as Kitty Palliser had lately told her, the character of exclusiveness.
intended
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From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the method of discreet skipping; and it answered so well in the world of books that she had applied it to the world of men and women.
Kitty
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From this reading Here in Harmouth her peculiar art or instinct of selection earned for her, as Kitty Palliser had lately told her, the character of exclusiveness.
knew
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From this reading She knew the people she liked, and she left unknown those whom she did not like.
lately
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From this reading Here in Harmouth her peculiar art or instinct of selection earned for her, as Kitty Palliser had lately told her, the character of exclusiveness.
learnt
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From this reading She had learnt the things that she liked, and she had left unlearnt the things that she did not like.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had learnt the things that she liked, and she had left unlearnt the things that she did not like.
like
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From this reading She had learnt the things that she liked, and she had left unlearnt the things that she did not like.
liked
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From this reading She had learnt the things that she liked, and she had left unlearnt the things that she did not like.
Lucia
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From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
men
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From this reading It was the method of discreet skipping; and it answered so well in the world of books that she had applied it to the world of men and women.
method
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From this reading It was the method of discreet skipping; and it answered so well in the world of books that she had applied it to the world of men and women.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the method of discreet skipping; and it answered so well in the world of books that she had applied it to the world of men and women.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Here in Harmouth her peculiar art or instinct of selection earned for her, as Kitty Palliser had lately told her, the character of exclusiveness.
Palliser
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From this reading Here in Harmouth her peculiar art or instinct of selection earned for her, as Kitty Palliser had lately told her, the character of exclusiveness.
peculiar
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From this reading Here in Harmouth her peculiar art or instinct of selection earned for her, as Kitty Palliser had lately told her, the character of exclusiveness.
people
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From this reading She knew the people she liked, and she left unknown those whom she did not like.
pronounced
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From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
selection
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From this reading Here in Harmouth her peculiar art or instinct of selection earned for her, as Kitty Palliser had lately told her, the character of exclusiveness.
sense
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From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had learnt the things that she liked, and she had left unlearnt the things that she did not like.
Sir
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From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
skipping
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From this reading It was the method of discreet skipping; and it answered so well in the world of books that she had applied it to the world of men and women.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was the method of discreet skipping; and it answered so well in the world of books that she had applied it to the world of men and women.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had learnt the things that she liked, and she had left unlearnt the things that she did not like.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
there
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From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
things
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From this reading She had learnt the things that she liked, and she had left unlearnt the things that she did not like.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She knew the people she liked, and she left unknown those whom she did not like.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the method of discreet skipping; and it answered so well in the world of books that she had applied it to the world of men and women.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here in Harmouth her peculiar art or instinct of selection earned for her, as Kitty Palliser had lately told her, the character of exclusiveness.
unknown
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From this reading She knew the people she liked, and she left unknown those whom she did not like.
unlearnt
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From this reading She had learnt the things that she liked, and she had left unlearnt the things that she did not like.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
well
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From this reading It was the method of discreet skipping; and it answered so well in the world of books that she had applied it to the world of men and women.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She knew the people she liked, and she left unknown those whom she did not like.
woman
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From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
women
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From this reading It was the method of discreet skipping; and it answered so well in the world of books that she had applied it to the world of men and women.
world
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From this reading It was the method of discreet skipping; and it answered so well in the world of books that she had applied it to the world of men and women.
worst
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From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
young
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From this reading If Lucia was not, as her father had pronounced her, the worst educated young woman in Europe, there was a sense (not intended by Sir Frederick) in which her education might be called incomplete.
