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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 It was now a fortnight since she had heard of her brother’s death, and during the whole of that time she had been silent, unhappy, and fretful.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was delightful to see on what good terms the earl and his son met that evening at dinner.
any
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From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
appreciate
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From this reading She, however, did not seem to appreciate the compliment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The latter even went so far as to be decently civil to his mother, and was quite attentive to Fanny.
ascertained
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From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was delightful to see on what good terms the earl and his son met that evening at dinner.
attentive
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From this reading The latter even went so far as to be decently civil to his mother, and was quite attentive to Fanny.
Ballindine
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From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The latter even went so far as to be decently civil to his mother, and was quite attentive to Fanny.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was now a fortnight since she had heard of her brother’s death, and during the whole of that time she had been silent, unhappy, and fretful.
brother's
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From this reading It was now a fortnight since she had heard of her brother’s death, and during the whole of that time she had been silent, unhappy, and fretful.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
civil
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From this reading The latter even went so far as to be decently civil to his mother, and was quite attentive to Fanny.
compliment
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From this reading She, however, did not seem to appreciate the compliment.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
death
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From this reading It was now a fortnight since she had heard of her brother’s death, and during the whole of that time she had been silent, unhappy, and fretful.
decently
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From this reading The latter even went so far as to be decently civil to his mother, and was quite attentive to Fanny.
delightful
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From this reading It was delightful to see on what good terms the earl and his son met that evening at dinner.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She, however, did not seem to appreciate the compliment.
dinner
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From this reading It was delightful to see on what good terms the earl and his son met that evening at dinner.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It was now a fortnight since she had heard of her brother’s death, and during the whole of that time she had been silent, unhappy, and fretful.
earl
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From this reading It was delightful to see on what good terms the earl and his son met that evening at dinner.
else
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From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter even went so far as to be decently civil to his mother, and was quite attentive to Fanny.
evening
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From this reading It was delightful to see on what good terms the earl and his son met that evening at dinner.
Fanny
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From this reading The latter even went so far as to be decently civil to his mother, and was quite attentive to Fanny.
far
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From this reading The latter even went so far as to be decently civil to his mother, and was quite attentive to Fanny.
fortnight
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From this reading It was now a fortnight since she had heard of her brother’s death, and during the whole of that time she had been silent, unhappy, and fretful.
fretful
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From this reading It was now a fortnight since she had heard of her brother’s death, and during the whole of that time she had been silent, unhappy, and fretful.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was delightful to see on what good terms the earl and his son met that evening at dinner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was now a fortnight since she had heard of her brother’s death, and during the whole of that time she had been silent, unhappy, and fretful.
happy
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From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
heard
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From this reading It was now a fortnight since she had heard of her brother’s death, and during the whole of that time she had been silent, unhappy, and fretful.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was now a fortnight since she had heard of her brother’s death, and during the whole of that time she had been silent, unhappy, and fretful.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was delightful to see on what good terms the earl and his son met that evening at dinner.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She, however, did not seem to appreciate the compliment.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was delightful to see on what good terms the earl and his son met that evening at dinner.
latter
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From this reading The latter even went so far as to be decently civil to his mother, and was quite attentive to Fanny.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
Lord
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From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
met
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From this reading It was delightful to see on what good terms the earl and his son met that evening at dinner.
more
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From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
mother
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From this reading The latter even went so far as to be decently civil to his mother, and was quite attentive to Fanny.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She, however, did not seem to appreciate the compliment.
now
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From this reading It was now a fortnight since she had heard of her brother’s death, and during the whole of that time she had been silent, unhappy, and fretful.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was now a fortnight since she had heard of her brother’s death, and during the whole of that time she had been silent, unhappy, and fretful.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was delightful to see on what good terms the earl and his son met that evening at dinner.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter even went so far as to be decently civil to his mother, and was quite attentive to Fanny.
reconciled
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From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
said
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From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
see
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From this reading It was delightful to see on what good terms the earl and his son met that evening at dinner.
seem
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From this reading She, however, did not seem to appreciate the compliment.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, however, did not seem to appreciate the compliment.
silent
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From this reading It was now a fortnight since she had heard of her brother’s death, and during the whole of that time she had been silent, unhappy, and fretful.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was now a fortnight since she had heard of her brother’s death, and during the whole of that time she had been silent, unhappy, and fretful.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The latter even went so far as to be decently civil to his mother, and was quite attentive to Fanny.
son
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From this reading It was delightful to see on what good terms the earl and his son met that evening at dinner.
spoken
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From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
terms
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From this reading It was delightful to see on what good terms the earl and his son met that evening at dinner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was delightful to see on what good terms the earl and his son met that evening at dinner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was delightful to see on what good terms the earl and his son met that evening at dinner.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was now a fortnight since she had heard of her brother’s death, and during the whole of that time she had been silent, unhappy, and fretful.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was delightful to see on what good terms the earl and his son met that evening at dinner.
unhappy
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From this reading It was now a fortnight since she had heard of her brother’s death, and during the whole of that time she had been silent, unhappy, and fretful.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was delightful to see on what good terms the earl and his son met that evening at dinner.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter even went so far as to be decently civil to his mother, and was quite attentive to Fanny.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was delightful to see on what good terms the earl and his son met that evening at dinner.
whole
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From this reading It was now a fortnight since she had heard of her brother’s death, and during the whole of that time she had been silent, unhappy, and fretful.
word
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From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Not a word more had been said to her about Lord Ballindine, nor had she, as yet, spoken about him to any one; but she had been thinking about little else, and had ascertained,—at least, so she thought,—that she could never be happy, unless she were reconciled to him.
