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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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adopt
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adroit
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
aggravation
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From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
all
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From this reading Reverses of fortune might be far more easily supported, if they did not entail, as their inevitable consequence, the association with those all of whose tastes, habits, and opinions run in a new and different channel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Reverses of fortune might be far more easily supported, if they did not entail, as their inevitable consequence, the association with those all of whose tastes, habits, and opinions run in a new and different channel.
any
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From this reading It was to no want of respect on that lady's part that any portion of this feeling could be traced.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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association
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attentions
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Reverses of fortune might be far more easily supported, if they did not entail, as their inevitable consequence, the association with those all of whose tastes, habits, and opinions run in a new and different channel.
behaved
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
boarding-house
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
certain
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From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
changed
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channel
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class
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From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
comforts
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condition
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conducted
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
conflict
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consequence
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consideration
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was to no want of respect on that lady's part that any portion of this feeling could be traced.
daily
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Darcy
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
daughter
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
Dempsey's
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
devices
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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different
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dignified
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
easily
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Eleanor
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
engage
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entail
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far
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feeling
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From this reading It was to no want of respect on that lady's part that any portion of this feeling could be traced.
felt
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
fortune
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Fumbally's
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
guests
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
Gwynne
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
habit
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From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
habits
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From this reading Reverses of fortune might be far more easily supported, if they did not entail, as their inevitable consequence, the association with those all of whose tastes, habits, and opinions run in a new and different channel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
hourly
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From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
hundred
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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ignorant
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Reverses of fortune might be far more easily supported, if they did not entail, as their inevitable consequence, the association with those all of whose tastes, habits, and opinions run in a new and different channel.
inevitable
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intimated
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
inviolable
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
Lady
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
lady's
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From this reading It was to no want of respect on that lady's part that any portion of this feeling could be traced.
less
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
likely
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
little
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
loss
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manner
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
meaning
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
means
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From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Reverses of fortune might be far more easily supported, if they did not entail, as their inevitable consequence, the association with those all of whose tastes, habits, and opinions run in a new and different channel.
Miss
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
more
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most
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
Mr
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
Mrs
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
necessaries
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From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
never
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
new
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was to no want of respect on that lady's part that any portion of this feeling could be traced.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Reverses of fortune might be far more easily supported, if they did not entail, as their inevitable consequence, the association with those all of whose tastes, habits, and opinions run in a new and different channel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Reverses of fortune might be far more easily supported, if they did not entail, as their inevitable consequence, the association with those all of whose tastes, habits, and opinions run in a new and different channel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was to no want of respect on that lady's part that any portion of this feeling could be traced.
opinions
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From this reading Reverses of fortune might be far more easily supported, if they did not entail, as their inevitable consequence, the association with those all of whose tastes, habits, and opinions run in a new and different channel.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
Panther
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
part
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From this reading It was to no want of respect on that lady's part that any portion of this feeling could be traced.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
poignancy
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
polite
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
portion
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From this reading It was to no want of respect on that lady's part that any portion of this feeling could be traced.
presented
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
rank
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
real
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
really
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
regarded
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
rendered
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From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
requirements
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From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
residents
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
respect
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From this reading It was to no want of respect on that lady's part that any portion of this feeling could be traced.
respected
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
Reverses
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From this reading Reverses of fortune might be far more easily supported, if they did not entail, as their inevitable consequence, the association with those all of whose tastes, habits, and opinions run in a new and different channel.
run
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From this reading Reverses of fortune might be far more easily supported, if they did not entail, as their inevitable consequence, the association with those all of whose tastes, habits, and opinions run in a new and different channel.
saw
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
secrets
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
still
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From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
supported
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From this reading Reverses of fortune might be far more easily supported, if they did not entail, as their inevitable consequence, the association with those all of whose tastes, habits, and opinions run in a new and different channel.
tastes
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From this reading Reverses of fortune might be far more easily supported, if they did not entail, as their inevitable consequence, the association with those all of whose tastes, habits, and opinions run in a new and different channel.
terrible
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From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was to no want of respect on that lady's part that any portion of this feeling could be traced.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Reverses of fortune might be far more easily supported, if they did not entail, as their inevitable consequence, the association with those all of whose tastes, habits, and opinions run in a new and different channel.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Reverses of fortune might be far more easily supported, if they did not entail, as their inevitable consequence, the association with those all of whose tastes, habits, and opinions run in a new and different channel.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Reverses of fortune might be far more easily supported, if they did not entail, as their inevitable consequence, the association with those all of whose tastes, habits, and opinions run in a new and different channel.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was to no want of respect on that lady's part that any portion of this feeling could be traced.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Reverses of fortune might be far more easily supported, if they did not entail, as their inevitable consequence, the association with those all of whose tastes, habits, and opinions run in a new and different channel.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
title
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From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
traced
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From this reading It was to no want of respect on that lady's part that any portion of this feeling could be traced.
understood
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From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
unlearn
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From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
usages
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From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
want
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From this reading It was to no want of respect on that lady's part that any portion of this feeling could be traced.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was to no want of respect on that lady's part that any portion of this feeling could be traced.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “The Panther” had really behaved with the most dignified consideration; and while her new guests were presented as Mrs. and Miss Gwynne, intimated, by a hundred little adroit devices of manner, that their real rank and title were regarded by her as inviolable secrets,--not the less likely to be respected that she was herself ignorant of both.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Perhaps Lady Eleanor Darcy and her daughter never really felt the meaning of their changed condition, nor understood its poignancy, till they saw themselves as residents of Mrs. Fumbally's boarding-house, whither Mr. Dempsey's polite attentions had conducted them.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Reverses of fortune might be far more easily supported, if they did not entail, as their inevitable consequence, the association with those all of whose tastes, habits, and opinions run in a new and different channel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Reverses of fortune might be far more easily supported, if they did not entail, as their inevitable consequence, the association with those all of whose tastes, habits, and opinions run in a new and different channel.
worse
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From this reading It is a terrible aggravation to the loss of those comforts which habit has rendered necessaries, to unlearn the usages of a certain condition, and adopt those of a class beneath us,--or, what is still worse, engage in the daily, hourly conflict between our means and our requirements.
