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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 That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
all
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From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am her only relative in London," Frank had said.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
annoyed
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From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
asking
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From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
barrier
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From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
Court
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From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
difference
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From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
end
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From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
Eustace
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From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
Fawn
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From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
Frank
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From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
girls
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From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
Give
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From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
given
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From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
Greystock
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From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
June
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From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
knew
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From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
Lady
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From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
Linlithgow
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From this reading "Lady Linlithgow," suggested Lucy.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
Lizzie
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From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
London
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From this reading "I am her only relative in London," Frank had said.
lover
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From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
Lucy
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From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
Morris
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From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
now
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From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
once
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From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
only
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From this reading "I am her only relative in London," Frank had said.
regard
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From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
relative
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From this reading "I am her only relative in London," Frank had said.
removed
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From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
round
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From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
said
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From this reading "I am her only relative in London," Frank had said.
shrubbery
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From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
slack
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From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
suggested
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From this reading "Lady Linlithgow," suggested Lucy.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
there
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From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
three
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From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
very
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From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
visit
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From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
walk
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From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
weeks
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From this reading That was three weeks since, and as the barrier against him at Fawn Court had been removed by Lady Fawn herself, the Fawn girls thought that as a lover he was very slack; but Lucy was not in the least annoyed.
wife
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From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lucy knew that it was all right; for Frank, as he took his last walk round the shrubbery with her during that visit, had given her to understand that there was a little difference between him and Lady Fawn in regard to Lizzie Eustace.
written
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From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "And I Have Nothing to Give" It was now the end of June, and Frank Greystock had been as yet but once at Fawn Court since he had written to Lucy Morris asking her to be his wife.
