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1800
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From this reading Her feelings on this point are strikingly evinced in the following letter, which she wrote to her mistress soon after her return to gaol:-- "IPSWICH GAOL, August 9th, 1800.
9th
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From this reading Her feelings on this point are strikingly evinced in the following letter, which she wrote to her mistress soon after her return to gaol:-- "IPSWICH GAOL, August 9th, 1800.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Her feelings on this point are strikingly evinced in the following letter, which she wrote to her mistress soon after her return to gaol:-- "IPSWICH GAOL, August 9th, 1800.
all
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From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "HONOURED MADAM, "I am returned from Bury, and I regret to say that I am not to die yet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "HONOURED MADAM, "I am returned from Bury, and I regret to say that I am not to die yet.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her feelings on this point are strikingly evinced in the following letter, which she wrote to her mistress soon after her return to gaol:-- "IPSWICH GAOL, August 9th, 1800.
August
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From this reading Her feelings on this point are strikingly evinced in the following letter, which she wrote to her mistress soon after her return to gaol:-- "IPSWICH GAOL, August 9th, 1800.
away
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From this reading I am to look forward to years of degraded slavery, and to be sent away from my country and my friends.
Bay
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From this reading That day is put off--perhaps that I may be swallowed up by the sea, or be eaten by the savages of Botany Bay.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That day is put off--perhaps that I may be swallowed up by the sea, or be eaten by the savages of Botany Bay.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
Botany
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From this reading That day is put off--perhaps that I may be swallowed up by the sea, or be eaten by the savages of Botany Bay.
Bury
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From this reading "HONOURED MADAM, "I am returned from Bury, and I regret to say that I am not to die yet.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That day is put off--perhaps that I may be swallowed up by the sea, or be eaten by the savages of Botany Bay.
changed
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From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
country
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From this reading I am to look forward to years of degraded slavery, and to be sent away from my country and my friends.
day
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From this reading That day is put off--perhaps that I may be swallowed up by the sea, or be eaten by the savages of Botany Bay.
death
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From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
degraded
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From this reading I am to look forward to years of degraded slavery, and to be sent away from my country and my friends.
despondent
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From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
die
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From this reading "HONOURED MADAM, "I am returned from Bury, and I regret to say that I am not to die yet.
eaten
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From this reading That day is put off--perhaps that I may be swallowed up by the sea, or be eaten by the savages of Botany Bay.
evinced
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From this reading Her feelings on this point are strikingly evinced in the following letter, which she wrote to her mistress soon after her return to gaol:-- "IPSWICH GAOL, August 9th, 1800.
feelings
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From this reading Her feelings on this point are strikingly evinced in the following letter, which she wrote to her mistress soon after her return to gaol:-- "IPSWICH GAOL, August 9th, 1800.
following
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From this reading Her feelings on this point are strikingly evinced in the following letter, which she wrote to her mistress soon after her return to gaol:-- "IPSWICH GAOL, August 9th, 1800.
forward
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From this reading I am to look forward to years of degraded slavery, and to be sent away from my country and my friends.
friends
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From this reading I am to look forward to years of degraded slavery, and to be sent away from my country and my friends.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
gaol
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From this reading Her feelings on this point are strikingly evinced in the following letter, which she wrote to her mistress soon after her return to gaol:-- "IPSWICH GAOL, August 9th, 1800.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
HONOURED
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From this reading "HONOURED MADAM, "I am returned from Bury, and I regret to say that I am not to die yet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "HONOURED MADAM, "I am returned from Bury, and I regret to say that I am not to die yet.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
Ipswich
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From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That day is put off--perhaps that I may be swallowed up by the sea, or be eaten by the savages of Botany Bay.
letter
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From this reading Her feelings on this point are strikingly evinced in the following letter, which she wrote to her mistress soon after her return to gaol:-- "IPSWICH GAOL, August 9th, 1800.
look
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From this reading I am to look forward to years of degraded slavery, and to be sent away from my country and my friends.
MADAM
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From this reading "HONOURED MADAM, "I am returned from Bury, and I regret to say that I am not to die yet.
Margaret
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From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading That day is put off--perhaps that I may be swallowed up by the sea, or be eaten by the savages of Botany Bay.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
mistress
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From this reading Her feelings on this point are strikingly evinced in the following letter, which she wrote to her mistress soon after her return to gaol:-- "IPSWICH GAOL, August 9th, 1800.
more
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From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am to look forward to years of degraded slavery, and to be sent away from my country and my friends.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
off
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From this reading That day is put off--perhaps that I may be swallowed up by the sea, or be eaten by the savages of Botany Bay.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her feelings on this point are strikingly evinced in the following letter, which she wrote to her mistress soon after her return to gaol:-- "IPSWICH GAOL, August 9th, 1800.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That day is put off--perhaps that I may be swallowed up by the sea, or be eaten by the savages of Botany Bay.
perhaps
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From this reading That day is put off--perhaps that I may be swallowed up by the sea, or be eaten by the savages of Botany Bay.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Her feelings on this point are strikingly evinced in the following letter, which she wrote to her mistress soon after her return to gaol:-- "IPSWICH GAOL, August 9th, 1800.
put
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From this reading That day is put off--perhaps that I may be swallowed up by the sea, or be eaten by the savages of Botany Bay.
regret
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From this reading "HONOURED MADAM, "I am returned from Bury, and I regret to say that I am not to die yet.
return
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From this reading Her feelings on this point are strikingly evinced in the following letter, which she wrote to her mistress soon after her return to gaol:-- "IPSWICH GAOL, August 9th, 1800.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
savages
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From this reading That day is put off--perhaps that I may be swallowed up by the sea, or be eaten by the savages of Botany Bay.
say
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From this reading "HONOURED MADAM, "I am returned from Bury, and I regret to say that I am not to die yet.
sea
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From this reading That day is put off--perhaps that I may be swallowed up by the sea, or be eaten by the savages of Botany Bay.
sent
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From this reading I am to look forward to years of degraded slavery, and to be sent away from my country and my friends.
sentence
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From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her feelings on this point are strikingly evinced in the following letter, which she wrote to her mistress soon after her return to gaol:-- "IPSWICH GAOL, August 9th, 1800.
slavery
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From this reading I am to look forward to years of degraded slavery, and to be sent away from my country and my friends.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
soon
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From this reading Her feelings on this point are strikingly evinced in the following letter, which she wrote to her mistress soon after her return to gaol:-- "IPSWICH GAOL, August 9th, 1800.
state
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From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
strikingly
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From this reading Her feelings on this point are strikingly evinced in the following letter, which she wrote to her mistress soon after her return to gaol:-- "IPSWICH GAOL, August 9th, 1800.
swallowed
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From this reading That day is put off--perhaps that I may be swallowed up by the sea, or be eaten by the savages of Botany Bay.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "HONOURED MADAM, "I am returned from Bury, and I regret to say that I am not to die yet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her feelings on this point are strikingly evinced in the following letter, which she wrote to her mistress soon after her return to gaol:-- "IPSWICH GAOL, August 9th, 1800.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Her feelings on this point are strikingly evinced in the following letter, which she wrote to her mistress soon after her return to gaol:-- "IPSWICH GAOL, August 9th, 1800.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
TRANSPORTATION
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From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
up
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From this reading That day is put off--perhaps that I may be swallowed up by the sea, or be eaten by the savages of Botany Bay.
very
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From this reading TRANSPORTATION Margaret returned to Ipswich in a very despondent state of mind; more so, to all appearance, than if her sentence had not been changed from death to transportation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her feelings on this point are strikingly evinced in the following letter, which she wrote to her mistress soon after her return to gaol:-- "IPSWICH GAOL, August 9th, 1800.
wrote
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From this reading Her feelings on this point are strikingly evinced in the following letter, which she wrote to her mistress soon after her return to gaol:-- "IPSWICH GAOL, August 9th, 1800.
years
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From this reading I am to look forward to years of degraded slavery, and to be sent away from my country and my friends.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "HONOURED MADAM, "I am returned from Bury, and I regret to say that I am not to die yet.
