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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 after Lady Fawn's visit she spoke of the marriage in a different tone.
accurate
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From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But after Lady Fawn's visit she spoke of the marriage in a different tone.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
all
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From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
aunt's
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From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
averse
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From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But after Lady Fawn's visit she spoke of the marriage in a different tone.
character
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From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
close
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From this reading "Of course, my dear, I shall have to look very close after the settlement."
congratulated
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From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course, my dear, I shall have to look very close after the settlement."
dear
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From this reading "Of course, my dear, I shall have to look very close after the settlement."
dependant
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From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But after Lady Fawn's visit she spoke of the marriage in a different tone.
discernmentnounUS /dɪˈsɝːn.mənt/
The ability to judge well and perceive the true nature of events.
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
displaying
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From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
else
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From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
exultation
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From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
Fawn's
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From this reading But after Lady Fawn's visit she spoke of the marriage in a different tone.
go
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From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Of course, my dear, I shall have to look very close after the settlement."
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Of course, my dear, I shall have to look very close after the settlement."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
indeed
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From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
knew
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From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
knows
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From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
Lady
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From this reading But after Lady Fawn's visit she spoke of the marriage in a different tone.
Lizzie
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From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
Lizzie's
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From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course, my dear, I shall have to look very close after the settlement."
Lover
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From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
Macnulty
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From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
marriage
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From this reading But after Lady Fawn's visit she spoke of the marriage in a different tone.
matrimony
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From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
Miss
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From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
Monday
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From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Of course, my dear, I shall have to look very close after the settlement."
nowhere
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From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
out
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From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
patroness
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From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
prospects
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From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
remainder
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From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
said
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From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
settlement
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From this reading "Of course, my dear, I shall have to look very close after the settlement."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Of course, my dear, I shall have to look very close after the settlement."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
some
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From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
spoke
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From this reading But after Lady Fawn's visit she spoke of the marriage in a different tone.
street
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From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
tone
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From this reading But after Lady Fawn's visit she spoke of the marriage in a different tone.
Tuesday
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From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
turned
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From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
very
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From this reading "Of course, my dear, I shall have to look very close after the settlement."
visit
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From this reading But after Lady Fawn's visit she spoke of the marriage in a different tone.
Vulturess
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From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
whole
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From this reading Lizzie and Her Lover During the remainder of that Monday and all the Tuesday, Lizzie's mind was, upon the whole, averse to matrimony.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had told Miss Macnulty of her prospects, with some amount of exultation; and the poor dependant, though she knew that she must be turned out into the street, had congratulated her patroness.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
you've
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From this reading "The Vulturess will take you in again, when she knows you've nowhere else to go," Lizzie had said,--displaying, indeed, some accurate discernment of her aunt's character.
