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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 And if people happen to be lovers, what can be so delightful, in England, as a rainy morning?
abbreviate
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From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
all
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From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And if people happen to be lovers, what can be so delightful, in England, as a rainy morning?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And if people happen to be lovers, what can be so delightful, in England, as a rainy morning?
become
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From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
bonnets
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From this reading English sunshine is dubious; bonnets are never quite secure; and if you sit down on the grass, it may lead to catarrhs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
catarrhs
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From this reading English sunshine is dubious; bonnets are never quite secure; and if you sit down on the grass, it may lead to catarrhs.
certain
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From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
clear
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From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
delightful
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From this reading And if people happen to be lovers, what can be so delightful, in England, as a rainy morning?
depended
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From this reading But the rain is to be depended on.
detestation
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From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
down
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From this reading English sunshine is dubious; bonnets are never quite secure; and if you sit down on the grass, it may lead to catarrhs.
dubious
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From this reading English sunshine is dubious; bonnets are never quite secure; and if you sit down on the grass, it may lead to catarrhs.
endurable
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From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
England
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From this reading And if people happen to be lovers, what can be so delightful, in England, as a rainy morning?
English
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From this reading English sunshine is dubious; bonnets are never quite secure; and if you sit down on the grass, it may lead to catarrhs.
enough
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From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
friends
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From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
grass
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From this reading English sunshine is dubious; bonnets are never quite secure; and if you sit down on the grass, it may lead to catarrhs.
happen
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From this reading And if people happen to be lovers, what can be so delightful, in England, as a rainy morning?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
heavy
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From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
home
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From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if people happen to be lovers, what can be so delightful, in England, as a rainy morning?
illimitable
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From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
imperative
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From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And if people happen to be lovers, what can be so delightful, in England, as a rainy morning?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading English sunshine is dubious; bonnets are never quite secure; and if you sit down on the grass, it may lead to catarrhs.
latent
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From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
lead
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From this reading English sunshine is dubious; bonnets are never quite secure; and if you sit down on the grass, it may lead to catarrhs.
likely
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From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
lovers
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From this reading And if people happen to be lovers, what can be so delightful, in England, as a rainy morning?
male
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From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading English sunshine is dubious; bonnets are never quite secure; and if you sit down on the grass, it may lead to catarrhs.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
neighbours
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From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading English sunshine is dubious; bonnets are never quite secure; and if you sit down on the grass, it may lead to catarrhs.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
occupation
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From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
pay
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From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
people
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From this reading And if people happen to be lovers, what can be so delightful, in England, as a rainy morning?
Philip
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From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading English sunshine is dubious; bonnets are never quite secure; and if you sit down on the grass, it may lead to catarrhs.
rain
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From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
rainy
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From this reading And if people happen to be lovers, what can be so delightful, in England, as a rainy morning?
Re-enters
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From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
ride
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From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
secure
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From this reading English sunshine is dubious; bonnets are never quite secure; and if you sit down on the grass, it may lead to catarrhs.
sit
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From this reading English sunshine is dubious; bonnets are never quite secure; and if you sit down on the grass, it may lead to catarrhs.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
sort
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From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
sunshine
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From this reading English sunshine is dubious; bonnets are never quite secure; and if you sit down on the grass, it may lead to catarrhs.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
up
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From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
very
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From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
visit
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From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
walk
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From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
way
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From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
wet
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From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And if people happen to be lovers, what can be so delightful, in England, as a rainy morning?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Philip Re-enters The next morning was very wet,—the sort of morning on which male neighbours who have no imperative occupation at home are likely to pay their fair friends an illimitable visit.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The rain, which has been endurable enough for the walk or ride one way, is sure to become so heavy, and at the same time so certain to clear up by and by, that nothing but an open quarrel can abbreviate the visit; latent detestation will not do at all.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading English sunshine is dubious; bonnets are never quite secure; and if you sit down on the grass, it may lead to catarrhs.
