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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 Nothing that her brother or Father John had said about her, either for her or against, would give a fair idea of her character.
abilities
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From this reading She would have been a fine creature had she been educated, but she had not been educated, and consequently her ideas were ill-formed, and her abilities were exercised in a wrong direction.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Nothing that her brother or Father John had said about her, either for her or against, would give a fair idea of her character.
affairs
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From this reading At the time that the priest and young Macdermot were talking over Feemy's affairs at the cottage, she and her lover were together at Ballycloran.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Nothing that her brother or Father John had said about her, either for her or against, would give a fair idea of her character.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BROTHER AND SISTER.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the time that the priest and young Macdermot were talking over Feemy's affairs at the cottage, she and her lover were together at Ballycloran.
Ballycloran
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From this reading At the time that the priest and young Macdermot were talking over Feemy's affairs at the cottage, she and her lover were together at Ballycloran.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She would have been a fine creature had she been educated, but she had not been educated, and consequently her ideas were ill-formed, and her abilities were exercised in a wrong direction.
BROTHER
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From this reading THE BROTHER AND SISTER.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was not naturally what is called strong-minded; but her feelings and courage were strong, and they stood to her in the place of mind.
called
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From this reading She was not naturally what is called strong-minded; but her feelings and courage were strong, and they stood to her in the place of mind.
character
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From this reading Nothing that her brother or Father John had said about her, either for her or against, would give a fair idea of her character.
consequently
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From this reading She would have been a fine creature had she been educated, but she had not been educated, and consequently her ideas were ill-formed, and her abilities were exercised in a wrong direction.
cottage
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From this reading At the time that the priest and young Macdermot were talking over Feemy's affairs at the cottage, she and her lover were together at Ballycloran.
courage
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From this reading She was not naturally what is called strong-minded; but her feelings and courage were strong, and they stood to her in the place of mind.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She would have been a fine creature had she been educated, but she had not been educated, and consequently her ideas were ill-formed, and her abilities were exercised in a wrong direction.
direction
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From this reading She would have been a fine creature had she been educated, but she had not been educated, and consequently her ideas were ill-formed, and her abilities were exercised in a wrong direction.
educated
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From this reading She would have been a fine creature had she been educated, but she had not been educated, and consequently her ideas were ill-formed, and her abilities were exercised in a wrong direction.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Nothing that her brother or Father John had said about her, either for her or against, would give a fair idea of her character.
exercised
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From this reading She would have been a fine creature had she been educated, but she had not been educated, and consequently her ideas were ill-formed, and her abilities were exercised in a wrong direction.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing that her brother or Father John had said about her, either for her or against, would give a fair idea of her character.
Father
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From this reading Nothing that her brother or Father John had said about her, either for her or against, would give a fair idea of her character.
feelings
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From this reading She was not naturally what is called strong-minded; but her feelings and courage were strong, and they stood to her in the place of mind.
Feemy's
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From this reading At the time that the priest and young Macdermot were talking over Feemy's affairs at the cottage, she and her lover were together at Ballycloran.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would have been a fine creature had she been educated, but she had not been educated, and consequently her ideas were ill-formed, and her abilities were exercised in a wrong direction.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nothing that her brother or Father John had said about her, either for her or against, would give a fair idea of her character.
give
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From this reading Nothing that her brother or Father John had said about her, either for her or against, would give a fair idea of her character.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nothing that her brother or Father John had said about her, either for her or against, would give a fair idea of her character.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would have been a fine creature had she been educated, but she had not been educated, and consequently her ideas were ill-formed, and her abilities were exercised in a wrong direction.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the time that the priest and young Macdermot were talking over Feemy's affairs at the cottage, she and her lover were together at Ballycloran.
idea
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From this reading Nothing that her brother or Father John had said about her, either for her or against, would give a fair idea of her character.
ideas
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From this reading She would have been a fine creature had she been educated, but she had not been educated, and consequently her ideas were ill-formed, and her abilities were exercised in a wrong direction.
ill-formed
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From this reading She would have been a fine creature had she been educated, but she had not been educated, and consequently her ideas were ill-formed, and her abilities were exercised in a wrong direction.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was not naturally what is called strong-minded; but her feelings and courage were strong, and they stood to her in the place of mind.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not naturally what is called strong-minded; but her feelings and courage were strong, and they stood to her in the place of mind.
John
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From this reading Nothing that her brother or Father John had said about her, either for her or against, would give a fair idea of her character.
lover
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From this reading At the time that the priest and young Macdermot were talking over Feemy's affairs at the cottage, she and her lover were together at Ballycloran.
Macdermot
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From this reading At the time that the priest and young Macdermot were talking over Feemy's affairs at the cottage, she and her lover were together at Ballycloran.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not naturally what is called strong-minded; but her feelings and courage were strong, and they stood to her in the place of mind.
naturally
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From this reading She was not naturally what is called strong-minded; but her feelings and courage were strong, and they stood to her in the place of mind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not naturally what is called strong-minded; but her feelings and courage were strong, and they stood to her in the place of mind.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing that her brother or Father John had said about her, either for her or against, would give a fair idea of her character.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing that her brother or Father John had said about her, either for her or against, would give a fair idea of her character.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nothing that her brother or Father John had said about her, either for her or against, would give a fair idea of her character.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At the time that the priest and young Macdermot were talking over Feemy's affairs at the cottage, she and her lover were together at Ballycloran.
place
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From this reading She was not naturally what is called strong-minded; but her feelings and courage were strong, and they stood to her in the place of mind.
priest
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From this reading At the time that the priest and young Macdermot were talking over Feemy's affairs at the cottage, she and her lover were together at Ballycloran.
said
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From this reading Nothing that her brother or Father John had said about her, either for her or against, would give a fair idea of her character.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the time that the priest and young Macdermot were talking over Feemy's affairs at the cottage, she and her lover were together at Ballycloran.
SISTER
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From this reading THE BROTHER AND SISTER.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not naturally what is called strong-minded; but her feelings and courage were strong, and they stood to her in the place of mind.
strong
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From this reading She was not naturally what is called strong-minded; but her feelings and courage were strong, and they stood to her in the place of mind.
strong-minded
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From this reading She was not naturally what is called strong-minded; but her feelings and courage were strong, and they stood to her in the place of mind.
talking
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From this reading At the time that the priest and young Macdermot were talking over Feemy's affairs at the cottage, she and her lover were together at Ballycloran.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the time that the priest and young Macdermot were talking over Feemy's affairs at the cottage, she and her lover were together at Ballycloran.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BROTHER AND SISTER.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not naturally what is called strong-minded; but her feelings and courage were strong, and they stood to her in the place of mind.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the time that the priest and young Macdermot were talking over Feemy's affairs at the cottage, she and her lover were together at Ballycloran.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was not naturally what is called strong-minded; but her feelings and courage were strong, and they stood to her in the place of mind.
together
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From this reading At the time that the priest and young Macdermot were talking over Feemy's affairs at the cottage, she and her lover were together at Ballycloran.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not naturally what is called strong-minded; but her feelings and courage were strong, and they stood to her in the place of mind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the time that the priest and young Macdermot were talking over Feemy's affairs at the cottage, she and her lover were together at Ballycloran.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was not naturally what is called strong-minded; but her feelings and courage were strong, and they stood to her in the place of mind.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nothing that her brother or Father John had said about her, either for her or against, would give a fair idea of her character.
wrong
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From this reading She would have been a fine creature had she been educated, but she had not been educated, and consequently her ideas were ill-formed, and her abilities were exercised in a wrong direction.
young
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From this reading At the time that the priest and young Macdermot were talking over Feemy's affairs at the cottage, she and her lover were together at Ballycloran.
