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abide
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From this reading "Here will I abide; and King George shall still have one true subject in his disloyal Province."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Here will I abide; and King George shall still have one true subject in his disloyal Province."
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading "Beshrew the old fool!" muttered Sir William Howe, growing impatient of her obstinacy, and ashamed of the emotion into which he had been betrayed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Beshrew the old fool!" muttered Sir William Howe, growing impatient of her obstinacy, and ashamed of the emotion into which he had been betrayed.
Beshrew
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From this reading "Beshrew the old fool!" muttered Sir William Howe, growing impatient of her obstinacy, and ashamed of the emotion into which he had been betrayed.
betrayed
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From this reading "Beshrew the old fool!" muttered Sir William Howe, growing impatient of her obstinacy, and ashamed of the emotion into which he had been betrayed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "She is the very moral of old-fashioned prejudice, and could exist nowhere but in this musty edifice.
charge
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From this reading Well, then, Mistress Dudley, since you will needs tarry, I give the Province House in charge to you.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "She is the very moral of old-fashioned prejudice, and could exist nowhere but in this musty edifice.
dame
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From this reading "Never, never!" said the pertinacious old dame.
disloyal
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From this reading "Here will I abide; and King George shall still have one true subject in his disloyal Province."
Dudley
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From this reading Well, then, Mistress Dudley, since you will needs tarry, I give the Province House in charge to you.
edifice
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From this reading "She is the very moral of old-fashioned prejudice, and could exist nowhere but in this musty edifice.
emotion
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From this reading "Beshrew the old fool!" muttered Sir William Howe, growing impatient of her obstinacy, and ashamed of the emotion into which he had been betrayed.
exist
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From this reading "She is the very moral of old-fashioned prejudice, and could exist nowhere but in this musty edifice.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Beshrew the old fool!" muttered Sir William Howe, growing impatient of her obstinacy, and ashamed of the emotion into which he had been betrayed.
George
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From this reading "Here will I abide; and King George shall still have one true subject in his disloyal Province."
give
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From this reading Well, then, Mistress Dudley, since you will needs tarry, I give the Province House in charge to you.
growing
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From this reading "Beshrew the old fool!" muttered Sir William Howe, growing impatient of her obstinacy, and ashamed of the emotion into which he had been betrayed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Beshrew the old fool!" muttered Sir William Howe, growing impatient of her obstinacy, and ashamed of the emotion into which he had been betrayed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Here will I abide; and King George shall still have one true subject in his disloyal Province."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Beshrew the old fool!" muttered Sir William Howe, growing impatient of her obstinacy, and ashamed of the emotion into which he had been betrayed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Beshrew the old fool!" muttered Sir William Howe, growing impatient of her obstinacy, and ashamed of the emotion into which he had been betrayed.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here will I abide; and King George shall still have one true subject in his disloyal Province."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Here will I abide; and King George shall still have one true subject in his disloyal Province."
House
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From this reading Well, then, Mistress Dudley, since you will needs tarry, I give the Province House in charge to you.
Howe
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From this reading "Beshrew the old fool!" muttered Sir William Howe, growing impatient of her obstinacy, and ashamed of the emotion into which he had been betrayed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Here will I abide; and King George shall still have one true subject in his disloyal Province."
impatient
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From this reading "Beshrew the old fool!" muttered Sir William Howe, growing impatient of her obstinacy, and ashamed of the emotion into which he had been betrayed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Here will I abide; and King George shall still have one true subject in his disloyal Province."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Beshrew the old fool!" muttered Sir William Howe, growing impatient of her obstinacy, and ashamed of the emotion into which he had been betrayed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is the very moral of old-fashioned prejudice, and could exist nowhere but in this musty edifice.
King
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From this reading "Here will I abide; and King George shall still have one true subject in his disloyal Province."
Mistress
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From this reading Well, then, Mistress Dudley, since you will needs tarry, I give the Province House in charge to you.
moral
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From this reading "She is the very moral of old-fashioned prejudice, and could exist nowhere but in this musty edifice.
musty
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From this reading "She is the very moral of old-fashioned prejudice, and could exist nowhere but in this musty edifice.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "Beshrew the old fool!" muttered Sir William Howe, growing impatient of her obstinacy, and ashamed of the emotion into which he had been betrayed.
needs
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From this reading Well, then, Mistress Dudley, since you will needs tarry, I give the Province House in charge to you.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never, never!" said the pertinacious old dame.
nowhere
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From this reading "She is the very moral of old-fashioned prejudice, and could exist nowhere but in this musty edifice.
obstinacy
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From this reading "Beshrew the old fool!" muttered Sir William Howe, growing impatient of her obstinacy, and ashamed of the emotion into which he had been betrayed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Beshrew the old fool!" muttered Sir William Howe, growing impatient of her obstinacy, and ashamed of the emotion into which he had been betrayed.
old
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From this reading "Never, never!" said the pertinacious old dame.
old-fashioned
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From this reading "She is the very moral of old-fashioned prejudice, and could exist nowhere but in this musty edifice.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Here will I abide; and King George shall still have one true subject in his disloyal Province."
pertinacious
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From this reading "Never, never!" said the pertinacious old dame.
prejudice
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From this reading "She is the very moral of old-fashioned prejudice, and could exist nowhere but in this musty edifice.
Province
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From this reading "Here will I abide; and King George shall still have one true subject in his disloyal Province."
said
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From this reading "Never, never!" said the pertinacious old dame.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Here will I abide; and King George shall still have one true subject in his disloyal Province."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is the very moral of old-fashioned prejudice, and could exist nowhere but in this musty edifice.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Well, then, Mistress Dudley, since you will needs tarry, I give the Province House in charge to you.
Sir
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From this reading "Beshrew the old fool!" muttered Sir William Howe, growing impatient of her obstinacy, and ashamed of the emotion into which he had been betrayed.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here will I abide; and King George shall still have one true subject in his disloyal Province."
subject
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From this reading "Here will I abide; and King George shall still have one true subject in his disloyal Province."
tarry
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From this reading Well, then, Mistress Dudley, since you will needs tarry, I give the Province House in charge to you.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Never, never!" said the pertinacious old dame.
then
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From this reading Well, then, Mistress Dudley, since you will needs tarry, I give the Province House in charge to you.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "She is the very moral of old-fashioned prejudice, and could exist nowhere but in this musty edifice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, then, Mistress Dudley, since you will needs tarry, I give the Province House in charge to you.
true
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From this reading "Here will I abide; and King George shall still have one true subject in his disloyal Province."
very
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From this reading "She is the very moral of old-fashioned prejudice, and could exist nowhere but in this musty edifice.
Well
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From this reading Well, then, Mistress Dudley, since you will needs tarry, I give the Province House in charge to you.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Beshrew the old fool!" muttered Sir William Howe, growing impatient of her obstinacy, and ashamed of the emotion into which he had been betrayed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Here will I abide; and King George shall still have one true subject in his disloyal Province."
William
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From this reading "Beshrew the old fool!" muttered Sir William Howe, growing impatient of her obstinacy, and ashamed of the emotion into which he had been betrayed.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, then, Mistress Dudley, since you will needs tarry, I give the Province House in charge to you.
