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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 I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
affair
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From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
all
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From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, I understand that, and I can assure you that I haven't been indifferent to your feelings.
appeared
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From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
assure
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From this reading "Yes, I understand that, and I can assure you that I haven't been indifferent to your feelings.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Yes, I understand that, and I can assure you that I haven't been indifferent to your feelings.
brother
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From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
came
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From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Yes, I understand that, and I can assure you that I haven't been indifferent to your feelings.
comfort
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From this reading His mother hastened to comfort him.
consider
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From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
considering
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From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
couldn't
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From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
family
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From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
feelings
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From this reading "Yes, I understand that, and I can assure you that I haven't been indifferent to your feelings.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
hastened
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From this reading His mother hastened to comfort him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
haven't
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From this reading "Yes, I understand that, and I can assure you that I haven't been indifferent to your feelings.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
hesitating
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From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His mother hastened to comfort him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I understand that, and I can assure you that I haven't been indifferent to your feelings.
I'm
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From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
indifferent
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From this reading "Yes, I understand that, and I can assure you that I haven't been indifferent to your feelings.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
kept
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From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know--I know.
love
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From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
mother
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From this reading His mother hastened to comfort him.
much
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From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
others
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From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
sisters
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From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
son
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From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
supposed
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From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, I understand that, and I can assure you that I haven't been indifferent to your feelings.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, I understand that, and I can assure you that I haven't been indifferent to your feelings.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
tried
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From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, I understand that, and I can assure you that I haven't been indifferent to your feelings.
wasn't
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From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
way
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From this reading I have tried to consider them from the first, and it kept me hesitating in a way that I'm ashamed to think of; for it wasn't quite right towards--others.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, I understand that, and I can assure you that I haven't been indifferent to your feelings.
yield
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From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
yielded
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From this reading But your feelings and my sisters' have been in my mind, and if I couldn't yield to what I supposed they must be, entirely----" Even so good a son and brother as this, when it came to his love affair, appeared to think that he had yielded much in considering the feelings of his family at all.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, I understand that, and I can assure you that I haven't been indifferent to your feelings.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, I understand that, and I can assure you that I haven't been indifferent to your feelings.
