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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 The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
affair
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From this reading There must be a third factor in the affair, and one worth knowing--namely herself!
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading That she seemed to avoid being reckoned among church-goers might be a point in her favour!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
avoid
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From this reading That she seemed to avoid being reckoned among church-goers might be a point in her favour!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There must be a third factor in the affair, and one worth knowing--namely herself!
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading That she seemed to avoid being reckoned among church-goers might be a point in her favour!
capable
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From this reading He had had no opportunity of learning either how peculiar the girl was, or how capable.
church-goers
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From this reading That she seemed to avoid being reckoned among church-goers might be a point in her favour!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
countenance
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From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading He had had no opportunity of learning either how peculiar the girl was, or how capable.
else
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From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
exaggerated
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From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
exceptionally
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From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
exuberance
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From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
factor
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From this reading There must be a third factor in the affair, and one worth knowing--namely herself!
father
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From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
favour
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From this reading That she seemed to avoid being reckoned among church-goers might be a point in her favour!
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
get
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From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
girl
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From this reading He had had no opportunity of learning either how peculiar the girl was, or how capable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading There must be a third factor in the affair, and one worth knowing--namely herself!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
hold
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From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
how
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From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
joy
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From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
knowing
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From this reading There must be a third factor in the affair, and one worth knowing--namely herself!
law
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From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
lawlessness
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From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
learning
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From this reading He had had no opportunity of learning either how peculiar the girl was, or how capable.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
mere
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From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading That she seemed to avoid being reckoned among church-goers might be a point in her favour!
mingled
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From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
Miss
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From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
mother
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From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There must be a third factor in the affair, and one worth knowing--namely herself!
namely
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From this reading There must be a third factor in the affair, and one worth knowing--namely herself!
natural
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From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had had no opportunity of learning either how peculiar the girl was, or how capable.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
often
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From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There must be a third factor in the affair, and one worth knowing--namely herself!
only
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From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
opportunity
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From this reading He had had no opportunity of learning either how peculiar the girl was, or how capable.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had had no opportunity of learning either how peculiar the girl was, or how capable.
peculiar
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From this reading He had had no opportunity of learning either how peculiar the girl was, or how capable.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading That she seemed to avoid being reckoned among church-goers might be a point in her favour!
reached
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From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
real
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From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
reckoned
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From this reading That she seemed to avoid being reckoned among church-goers might be a point in her favour!
rector
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From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
reports
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From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That she seemed to avoid being reckoned among church-goers might be a point in her favour!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
shock
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From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
some
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From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
spring
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From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
stories
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From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
suspected
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From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That she seemed to avoid being reckoned among church-goers might be a point in her favour!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
There
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From this reading There must be a third factor in the affair, and one worth knowing--namely herself!
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There must be a third factor in the affair, and one worth knowing--namely herself!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That she seemed to avoid being reckoned among church-goers might be a point in her favour!
true
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From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
way
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From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
ways
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From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
wife
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From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
wild
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From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
wished
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From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
worth
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From this reading There must be a third factor in the affair, and one worth knowing--namely herself!
Wylder
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From this reading The rector had often wished his wife could in some natural way get hold of Miss Wylder; he suspected something exceptionally fine in her: how else could she, with such a father and such a mother, have such a countenance?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading What reports reached him of her wild ways, mingled with exaggerated stories of her lawlessness, did not shock him: what was true in them might spring from mere exuberance of life, whose joy was her only law--and yet a real law to her!
