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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 DRAWING NEARER Lydia had a little rule of self-discipline which deserved to be, and was, its own reward.
aid
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From this reading If ever personal troubles began to worry her she diligently bent her thoughts upon someone for whose welfare she was anxious, and whom she might possibly aid.
aided
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From this reading The rule had to submit to an emphatic exception; the person to be thought of must be any one _save_ that particular one whose welfare she especially desired, and whom she might perchance have aided if she had made a great endeavour.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The rule had to submit to an emphatic exception; the person to be thought of must be any one _save_ that particular one whose welfare she especially desired, and whom she might perchance have aided if she had made a great endeavour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DRAWING NEARER Lydia had a little rule of self-discipline which deserved to be, and was, its own reward.
anxious
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From this reading If ever personal troubles began to worry her she diligently bent her thoughts upon someone for whose welfare she was anxious, and whom she might possibly aid.
any
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From this reading The rule had to submit to an emphatic exception; the person to be thought of must be any one _save_ that particular one whose welfare she especially desired, and whom she might perchance have aided if she had made a great endeavour.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading DRAWING NEARER Lydia had a little rule of self-discipline which deserved to be, and was, its own reward.
become
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From this reading However, the rule itself had become established long before this exception was dreamt of.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading However, the rule itself had become established long before this exception was dreamt of.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If ever personal troubles began to worry her she diligently bent her thoughts upon someone for whose welfare she was anxious, and whom she might possibly aid.
bent
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From this reading If ever personal troubles began to worry her she diligently bent her thoughts upon someone for whose welfare she was anxious, and whom she might possibly aid.
deserved
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From this reading DRAWING NEARER Lydia had a little rule of self-discipline which deserved to be, and was, its own reward.
desired
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From this reading The rule had to submit to an emphatic exception; the person to be thought of must be any one _save_ that particular one whose welfare she especially desired, and whom she might perchance have aided if she had made a great endeavour.
diligently
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From this reading If ever personal troubles began to worry her she diligently bent her thoughts upon someone for whose welfare she was anxious, and whom she might possibly aid.
DRAWING
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From this reading DRAWING NEARER Lydia had a little rule of self-discipline which deserved to be, and was, its own reward.
dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading However, the rule itself had become established long before this exception was dreamt of.
emphatic
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From this reading The rule had to submit to an emphatic exception; the person to be thought of must be any one _save_ that particular one whose welfare she especially desired, and whom she might perchance have aided if she had made a great endeavour.
endeavour
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From this reading The rule had to submit to an emphatic exception; the person to be thought of must be any one _save_ that particular one whose welfare she especially desired, and whom she might perchance have aided if she had made a great endeavour.
especially
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From this reading The rule had to submit to an emphatic exception; the person to be thought of must be any one _save_ that particular one whose welfare she especially desired, and whom she might perchance have aided if she had made a great endeavour.
established
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From this reading However, the rule itself had become established long before this exception was dreamt of.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If ever personal troubles began to worry her she diligently bent her thoughts upon someone for whose welfare she was anxious, and whom she might possibly aid.
exception
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From this reading The rule had to submit to an emphatic exception; the person to be thought of must be any one _save_ that particular one whose welfare she especially desired, and whom she might perchance have aided if she had made a great endeavour.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If ever personal troubles began to worry her she diligently bent her thoughts upon someone for whose welfare she was anxious, and whom she might possibly aid.
Formerly
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From this reading Formerly she was wont to occupy her mind with Thyrza.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rule had to submit to an emphatic exception; the person to be thought of must be any one _save_ that particular one whose welfare she especially desired, and whom she might perchance have aided if she had made a great endeavour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DRAWING NEARER Lydia had a little rule of self-discipline which deserved to be, and was, its own reward.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The rule had to submit to an emphatic exception; the person to be thought of must be any one _save_ that particular one whose welfare she especially desired, and whom she might perchance have aided if she had made a great endeavour.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If ever personal troubles began to worry her she diligently bent her thoughts upon someone for whose welfare she was anxious, and whom she might possibly aid.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, the rule itself had become established long before this exception was dreamt of.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If ever personal troubles began to worry her she diligently bent her thoughts upon someone for whose welfare she was anxious, and whom she might possibly aid.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading DRAWING NEARER Lydia had a little rule of self-discipline which deserved to be, and was, its own reward.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading However, the rule itself had become established long before this exception was dreamt of.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DRAWING NEARER Lydia had a little rule of self-discipline which deserved to be, and was, its own reward.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, the rule itself had become established long before this exception was dreamt of.
Lydia
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From this reading DRAWING NEARER Lydia had a little rule of self-discipline which deserved to be, and was, its own reward.
made
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From this reading The rule had to submit to an emphatic exception; the person to be thought of must be any one _save_ that particular one whose welfare she especially desired, and whom she might perchance have aided if she had made a great endeavour.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If ever personal troubles began to worry her she diligently bent her thoughts upon someone for whose welfare she was anxious, and whom she might possibly aid.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Formerly she was wont to occupy her mind with Thyrza.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The rule had to submit to an emphatic exception; the person to be thought of must be any one _save_ that particular one whose welfare she especially desired, and whom she might perchance have aided if she had made a great endeavour.
NEARER
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From this reading DRAWING NEARER Lydia had a little rule of self-discipline which deserved to be, and was, its own reward.
occupy
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From this reading Formerly she was wont to occupy her mind with Thyrza.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DRAWING NEARER Lydia had a little rule of self-discipline which deserved to be, and was, its own reward.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The rule had to submit to an emphatic exception; the person to be thought of must be any one _save_ that particular one whose welfare she especially desired, and whom she might perchance have aided if she had made a great endeavour.
own
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From this reading DRAWING NEARER Lydia had a little rule of self-discipline which deserved to be, and was, its own reward.
particular
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From this reading The rule had to submit to an emphatic exception; the person to be thought of must be any one _save_ that particular one whose welfare she especially desired, and whom she might perchance have aided if she had made a great endeavour.
perchance
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From this reading The rule had to submit to an emphatic exception; the person to be thought of must be any one _save_ that particular one whose welfare she especially desired, and whom she might perchance have aided if she had made a great endeavour.
person
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From this reading The rule had to submit to an emphatic exception; the person to be thought of must be any one _save_ that particular one whose welfare she especially desired, and whom she might perchance have aided if she had made a great endeavour.
personal
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From this reading If ever personal troubles began to worry her she diligently bent her thoughts upon someone for whose welfare she was anxious, and whom she might possibly aid.
possibly
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From this reading If ever personal troubles began to worry her she diligently bent her thoughts upon someone for whose welfare she was anxious, and whom she might possibly aid.
reward
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From this reading DRAWING NEARER Lydia had a little rule of self-discipline which deserved to be, and was, its own reward.
rule
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From this reading DRAWING NEARER Lydia had a little rule of self-discipline which deserved to be, and was, its own reward.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The rule had to submit to an emphatic exception; the person to be thought of must be any one _save_ that particular one whose welfare she especially desired, and whom she might perchance have aided if she had made a great endeavour.
self-discipline
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From this reading DRAWING NEARER Lydia had a little rule of self-discipline which deserved to be, and was, its own reward.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If ever personal troubles began to worry her she diligently bent her thoughts upon someone for whose welfare she was anxious, and whom she might possibly aid.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading If ever personal troubles began to worry her she diligently bent her thoughts upon someone for whose welfare she was anxious, and whom she might possibly aid.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading The rule had to submit to an emphatic exception; the person to be thought of must be any one _save_ that particular one whose welfare she especially desired, and whom she might perchance have aided if she had made a great endeavour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The rule had to submit to an emphatic exception; the person to be thought of must be any one _save_ that particular one whose welfare she especially desired, and whom she might perchance have aided if she had made a great endeavour.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rule had to submit to an emphatic exception; the person to be thought of must be any one _save_ that particular one whose welfare she especially desired, and whom she might perchance have aided if she had made a great endeavour.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading However, the rule itself had become established long before this exception was dreamt of.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rule had to submit to an emphatic exception; the person to be thought of must be any one _save_ that particular one whose welfare she especially desired, and whom she might perchance have aided if she had made a great endeavour.
thoughts
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From this reading If ever personal troubles began to worry her she diligently bent her thoughts upon someone for whose welfare she was anxious, and whom she might possibly aid.
Thyrza
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From this reading Formerly she was wont to occupy her mind with Thyrza.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DRAWING NEARER Lydia had a little rule of self-discipline which deserved to be, and was, its own reward.
troubles
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From this reading If ever personal troubles began to worry her she diligently bent her thoughts upon someone for whose welfare she was anxious, and whom she might possibly aid.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If ever personal troubles began to worry her she diligently bent her thoughts upon someone for whose welfare she was anxious, and whom she might possibly aid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DRAWING NEARER Lydia had a little rule of self-discipline which deserved to be, and was, its own reward.
welfare
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From this reading If ever personal troubles began to worry her she diligently bent her thoughts upon someone for whose welfare she was anxious, and whom she might possibly aid.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading DRAWING NEARER Lydia had a little rule of self-discipline which deserved to be, and was, its own reward.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If ever personal troubles began to worry her she diligently bent her thoughts upon someone for whose welfare she was anxious, and whom she might possibly aid.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading If ever personal troubles began to worry her she diligently bent her thoughts upon someone for whose welfare she was anxious, and whom she might possibly aid.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Formerly she was wont to occupy her mind with Thyrza.
wont
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From this reading Formerly she was wont to occupy her mind with Thyrza.
worry
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From this reading If ever personal troubles began to worry her she diligently bent her thoughts upon someone for whose welfare she was anxious, and whom she might possibly aid.
