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The Duke's Children

Chapter VI

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At Richmond The pity of it!
The pity of it!
It was thus that Lady Cantrip looked at it.
From what the girl's father had said to her she was disposed to believe that the malady had gone deep with her.
"All things go deep with her," he had said.
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The Duke's Children

Chapter VI

Reading 1/52 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
At Richmond The pity of it!
Line 2
The pity of it!
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It was thus that Lady Cantrip looked at it.
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From what the girl's father had said to her she was disposed to believe that the malady had gone deep with her.
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"All things go deep with her," he had said.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Believe noun US /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “From what the girl's father had said to her she was disposed to believe that the malady had gone deep with her.”

Disposed noun US /ˈdisposed/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “From what the girl's father had said to her she was disposed to believe that the malady had gone deep with her.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was thus that Lady Cantrip looked at it.”

All words in this reading · 31

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All

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From this reading "All things go deep with her," he had said.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At Richmond The pity of it!

believenounUS /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading From what the girl's father had said to her she was disposed to believe that the malady had gone deep with her.

Cantrip

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From this reading It was thus that Lady Cantrip looked at it.

deep

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From this reading From what the girl's father had said to her she was disposed to believe that the malady had gone deep with her.

disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading From what the girl's father had said to her she was disposed to believe that the malady had gone deep with her.

father

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From this reading From what the girl's father had said to her she was disposed to believe that the malady had gone deep with her.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From what the girl's father had said to her she was disposed to believe that the malady had gone deep with her.

girl's

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From this reading From what the girl's father had said to her she was disposed to believe that the malady had gone deep with her.

go

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From this reading "All things go deep with her," he had said.

gone

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From this reading From what the girl's father had said to her she was disposed to believe that the malady had gone deep with her.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading From what the girl's father had said to her she was disposed to believe that the malady had gone deep with her.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "All things go deep with her," he had said.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading From what the girl's father had said to her she was disposed to believe that the malady had gone deep with her.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading At Richmond The pity of it!

Lady

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From this reading It was thus that Lady Cantrip looked at it.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was thus that Lady Cantrip looked at it.

malady

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From this reading From what the girl's father had said to her she was disposed to believe that the malady had gone deep with her.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At Richmond The pity of it!

pity

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From this reading At Richmond The pity of it!

Richmond

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From this reading At Richmond The pity of it!

said

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From this reading From what the girl's father had said to her she was disposed to believe that the malady had gone deep with her.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading From what the girl's father had said to her she was disposed to believe that the malady had gone deep with her.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was thus that Lady Cantrip looked at it.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading At Richmond The pity of it!

things

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From this reading "All things go deep with her," he had said.

thus

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From this reading It was thus that Lady Cantrip looked at it.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading From what the girl's father had said to her she was disposed to believe that the malady had gone deep with her.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was thus that Lady Cantrip looked at it.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading From what the girl's father had said to her she was disposed to believe that the malady had gone deep with her.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading From what the girl's father had said to her she was disposed to believe that the malady had gone deep with her.