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all
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From this reading There was indeed no restriction placed upon her at all.
allowed
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From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
altogether
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From this reading Had Tregear gone down to Richmond and asked for the young lady, and had Lady Cantrip at the time been out and the young lady at home, it would have depended altogether upon the young lady whether she would have seen her lover or not.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had Tregear gone down to Richmond and asked for the young lady, and had Lady Cantrip at the time been out and the young lady at home, it would have depended altogether upon the young lady whether she would have seen her lover or not.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had Tregear gone down to Richmond and asked for the young lady, and had Lady Cantrip at the time been out and the young lady at home, it would have depended altogether upon the young lady whether she would have seen her lover or not.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
aware
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From this reading Nevertheless Lady Cantrip kept her eyes open, and when the letter came from Tregear she was aware that the letter had come.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
bed-room
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From this reading But the letter found its way into Lady Mary's hands and was read in the seclusion of her own bed-room.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had Tregear gone down to Richmond and asked for the young lady, and had Lady Cantrip at the time been out and the young lady at home, it would have depended altogether upon the young lady whether she would have seen her lover or not.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the letter found its way into Lady Mary's hands and was read in the seclusion of her own bed-room.
came
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From this reading Nevertheless Lady Cantrip kept her eyes open, and when the letter came from Tregear she was aware that the letter had come.
Cantrip
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From this reading Had Tregear gone down to Richmond and asked for the young lady, and had Lady Cantrip at the time been out and the young lady at home, it would have depended altogether upon the young lady whether she would have seen her lover or not.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless Lady Cantrip kept her eyes open, and when the letter came from Tregear she was aware that the letter had come.
days
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From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
depended
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From this reading Had Tregear gone down to Richmond and asked for the young lady, and had Lady Cantrip at the time been out and the young lady at home, it would have depended altogether upon the young lady whether she would have seen her lover or not.
down
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From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
eyes
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From this reading Nevertheless Lady Cantrip kept her eyes open, and when the letter came from Tregear she was aware that the letter had come.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had Tregear gone down to Richmond and asked for the young lady, and had Lady Cantrip at the time been out and the young lady at home, it would have depended altogether upon the young lady whether she would have seen her lover or not.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the letter found its way into Lady Mary's hands and was read in the seclusion of her own bed-room.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nevertheless Lady Cantrip kept her eyes open, and when the letter came from Tregear she was aware that the letter had come.
given
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From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
gone
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From this reading Had Tregear gone down to Richmond and asked for the young lady, and had Lady Cantrip at the time been out and the young lady at home, it would have depended altogether upon the young lady whether she would have seen her lover or not.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading But the letter found its way into Lady Mary's hands and was read in the seclusion of her own bed-room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had Tregear gone down to Richmond and asked for the young lady, and had Lady Cantrip at the time been out and the young lady at home, it would have depended altogether upon the young lady whether she would have seen her lover or not.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
home
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From this reading Had Tregear gone down to Richmond and asked for the young lady, and had Lady Cantrip at the time been out and the young lady at home, it would have depended altogether upon the young lady whether she would have seen her lover or not.
Horns
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From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
indeed
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From this reading There was indeed no restriction placed upon her at all.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But the letter found its way into Lady Mary's hands and was read in the seclusion of her own bed-room.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had Tregear gone down to Richmond and asked for the young lady, and had Lady Cantrip at the time been out and the young lady at home, it would have depended altogether upon the young lady whether she would have seen her lover or not.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But the letter found its way into Lady Mary's hands and was read in the seclusion of her own bed-room.
kept
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From this reading Nevertheless Lady Cantrip kept her eyes open, and when the letter came from Tregear she was aware that the letter had come.
ladies
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From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
Lady
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From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
letter
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From this reading Nevertheless Lady Cantrip kept her eyes open, and when the letter came from Tregear she was aware that the letter had come.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
lover
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From this reading Had Tregear gone down to Richmond and asked for the young lady, and had Lady Cantrip at the time been out and the young lady at home, it would have depended altogether upon the young lady whether she would have seen her lover or not.
Made
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From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
Mary
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From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
Mary's
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From this reading But the letter found its way into Lady Mary's hands and was read in the seclusion of her own bed-room.
much
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From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
Mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless Lady Cantrip kept her eyes open, and when the letter came from Tregear she was aware that the letter had come.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was indeed no restriction placed upon her at all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had Tregear gone down to Richmond and asked for the young lady, and had Lady Cantrip at the time been out and the young lady at home, it would have depended altogether upon the young lady whether she would have seen her lover or not.
Obey
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From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the letter found its way into Lady Mary's hands and was read in the seclusion of her own bed-room.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Nevertheless Lady Cantrip kept her eyes open, and when the letter came from Tregear she was aware that the letter had come.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Had Tregear gone down to Richmond and asked for the young lady, and had Lady Cantrip at the time been out and the young lady at home, it would have depended altogether upon the young lady whether she would have seen her lover or not.
out
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From this reading Had Tregear gone down to Richmond and asked for the young lady, and had Lady Cantrip at the time been out and the young lady at home, it would have depended altogether upon the young lady whether she would have seen her lover or not.
own
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From this reading But the letter found its way into Lady Mary's hands and was read in the seclusion of her own bed-room.
Palliser
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From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
placed
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From this reading There was indeed no restriction placed upon her at all.
read
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From this reading But the letter found its way into Lady Mary's hands and was read in the seclusion of her own bed-room.
restriction
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From this reading There was indeed no restriction placed upon her at all.
Richmond
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From this reading Had Tregear gone down to Richmond and asked for the young lady, and had Lady Cantrip at the time been out and the young lady at home, it would have depended altogether upon the young lady whether she would have seen her lover or not.
seclusion
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From this reading But the letter found its way into Lady Mary's hands and was read in the seclusion of her own bed-room.
seen
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From this reading Had Tregear gone down to Richmond and asked for the young lady, and had Lady Cantrip at the time been out and the young lady at home, it would have depended altogether upon the young lady whether she would have seen her lover or not.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nevertheless Lady Cantrip kept her eyes open, and when the letter came from Tregear she was aware that the letter had come.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
There
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From this reading There was indeed no restriction placed upon her at all.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had Tregear gone down to Richmond and asked for the young lady, and had Lady Cantrip at the time been out and the young lady at home, it would have depended altogether upon the young lady whether she would have seen her lover or not.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
Tregear
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From this reading Had Tregear gone down to Richmond and asked for the young lady, and had Lady Cantrip at the time been out and the young lady at home, it would have depended altogether upon the young lady whether she would have seen her lover or not.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was indeed no restriction placed upon her at all.
usually
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From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
very
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From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was indeed no restriction placed upon her at all.
way
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From this reading But the letter found its way into Lady Mary's hands and was read in the seclusion of her own bed-room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Nevertheless Lady Cantrip kept her eyes open, and when the letter came from Tregear she was aware that the letter had come.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Had Tregear gone down to Richmond and asked for the young lady, and had Lady Cantrip at the time been out and the young lady at home, it would have depended altogether upon the young lady whether she would have seen her lover or not.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had Tregear gone down to Richmond and asked for the young lady, and had Lady Cantrip at the time been out and the young lady at home, it would have depended altogether upon the young lady whether she would have seen her lover or not.
young
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From this reading "She Must Be Made to Obey" Lady Mary Palliser down at The Horns had as much liberty allowed to her as is usually given to young ladies in these very free days.
