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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 “HE THAT HATH BEEN BITTEN BY A SERPENT IS AFRAID OF A ROPE.”
AFRAID
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From this reading “HE THAT HATH BEEN BITTEN BY A SERPENT IS AFRAID OF A ROPE.”
agent
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From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
ALL
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From this reading “HE THAT LOOKS FOR A STAR PUTS OUT HIS CANDLES;” AND, “WHEN GOD WILLS, ALL WINDS BRING RAIN.”
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading COMPRISING MANY NEEDFUL EXPLANATIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WISE SAWS; AS FOR EXAMPLE, “HE THAT HATH AN ILL NAME IS HALF HANGED.”
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “HE THAT LOOKS FOR A STAR PUTS OUT HIS CANDLES;” AND, “WHEN GOD WILLS, ALL WINDS BRING RAIN.”
Arabella
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From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading COMPRISING MANY NEEDFUL EXPLANATIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WISE SAWS; AS FOR EXAMPLE, “HE THAT HATH AN ILL NAME IS HALF HANGED.”
aware
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From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
BEENauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “HE THAT HATH BEEN BITTEN BY A SERPENT IS AFRAID OF A ROPE.”
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading That evolution in her moral being dated from the evening on which she had sought the cripple’s retreat, to warn him of Jasper’s designs.
BITTEN
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From this reading “HE THAT HATH BEEN BITTEN BY A SERPENT IS AFRAID OF A ROPE.”
BRING
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From this reading “HE THAT LOOKS FOR A STAR PUTS OUT HIS CANDLES;” AND, “WHEN GOD WILLS, ALL WINDS BRING RAIN.”
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “HE THAT HATH BEEN BITTEN BY A SERPENT IS AFRAID OF A ROPE.”
CANDLES
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From this reading “HE THAT LOOKS FOR A STAR PUTS OUT HIS CANDLES;” AND, “WHEN GOD WILLS, ALL WINDS BRING RAIN.”
COMPRISING
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From this reading COMPRISING MANY NEEDFUL EXPLANATIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WISE SAWS; AS FOR EXAMPLE, “HE THAT HATH AN ILL NAME IS HALF HANGED.”
converted
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From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
Crane
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From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
cripple's
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From this reading That evolution in her moral being dated from the evening on which she had sought the cripple’s retreat, to warn him of Jasper’s designs.
dated
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From this reading That evolution in her moral being dated from the evening on which she had sought the cripple’s retreat, to warn him of Jasper’s designs.
designs
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From this reading That evolution in her moral being dated from the evening on which she had sought the cripple’s retreat, to warn him of Jasper’s designs.
destinies
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From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
evening
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From this reading That evolution in her moral being dated from the evening on which she had sought the cripple’s retreat, to warn him of Jasper’s designs.
evolution
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From this reading That evolution in her moral being dated from the evening on which she had sought the cripple’s retreat, to warn him of Jasper’s designs.
EXAMPLE
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From this reading COMPRISING MANY NEEDFUL EXPLANATIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WISE SAWS; AS FOR EXAMPLE, “HE THAT HATH AN ILL NAME IS HALF HANGED.”
EXPLANATIONS
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From this reading COMPRISING MANY NEEDFUL EXPLANATIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WISE SAWS; AS FOR EXAMPLE, “HE THAT HATH AN ILL NAME IS HALF HANGED.”
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading COMPRISING MANY NEEDFUL EXPLANATIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WISE SAWS; AS FOR EXAMPLE, “HE THAT HATH AN ILL NAME IS HALF HANGED.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
GOD
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From this reading “HE THAT LOOKS FOR A STAR PUTS OUT HIS CANDLES;” AND, “WHEN GOD WILLS, ALL WINDS BRING RAIN.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
HALFnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COMPRISING MANY NEEDFUL EXPLANATIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WISE SAWS; AS FOR EXAMPLE, “HE THAT HATH AN ILL NAME IS HALF HANGED.”
HANGED
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From this reading COMPRISING MANY NEEDFUL EXPLANATIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WISE SAWS; AS FOR EXAMPLE, “HE THAT HATH AN ILL NAME IS HALF HANGED.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
HATHauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading COMPRISING MANY NEEDFUL EXPLANATIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WISE SAWS; AS FOR EXAMPLE, “HE THAT HATH AN ILL NAME IS HALF HANGED.”
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading COMPRISING MANY NEEDFUL EXPLANATIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WISE SAWS; AS FOR EXAMPLE, “HE THAT HATH AN ILL NAME IS HALF HANGED.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That evolution in her moral being dated from the evening on which she had sought the cripple’s retreat, to warn him of Jasper’s designs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That evolution in her moral being dated from the evening on which she had sought the cripple’s retreat, to warn him of Jasper’s designs.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “HE THAT LOOKS FOR A STAR PUTS OUT HIS CANDLES;” AND, “WHEN GOD WILLS, ALL WINDS BRING RAIN.”
how
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From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
humanity
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From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
ILL
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From this reading COMPRISING MANY NEEDFUL EXPLANATIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WISE SAWS; AS FOR EXAMPLE, “HE THAT HATH AN ILL NAME IS HALF HANGED.”
ILLUSTRATIVE
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From this reading COMPRISING MANY NEEDFUL EXPLANATIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WISE SAWS; AS FOR EXAMPLE, “HE THAT HATH AN ILL NAME IS HALF HANGED.”
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COMPRISING MANY NEEDFUL EXPLANATIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WISE SAWS; AS FOR EXAMPLE, “HE THAT HATH AN ILL NAME IS HALF HANGED.”
Jasper's
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From this reading That evolution in her moral being dated from the evening on which she had sought the cripple’s retreat, to warn him of Jasper’s designs.
LOOKS
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From this reading “HE THAT LOOKS FOR A STAR PUTS OUT HIS CANDLES;” AND, “WHEN GOD WILLS, ALL WINDS BRING RAIN.”
made
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From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
MANY
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From this reading COMPRISING MANY NEEDFUL EXPLANATIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WISE SAWS; AS FOR EXAMPLE, “HE THAT HATH AN ILL NAME IS HALF HANGED.”
moral
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From this reading That evolution in her moral being dated from the evening on which she had sought the cripple’s retreat, to warn him of Jasper’s designs.
NAMEnounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COMPRISING MANY NEEDFUL EXPLANATIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WISE SAWS; AS FOR EXAMPLE, “HE THAT HATH AN ILL NAME IS HALF HANGED.”
NEEDFUL
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From this reading COMPRISING MANY NEEDFUL EXPLANATIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WISE SAWS; AS FOR EXAMPLE, “HE THAT HATH AN ILL NAME IS HALF HANGED.”
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COMPRISING MANY NEEDFUL EXPLANATIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WISE SAWS; AS FOR EXAMPLE, “HE THAT HATH AN ILL NAME IS HALF HANGED.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That evolution in her moral being dated from the evening on which she had sought the cripple’s retreat, to warn him of Jasper’s designs.
OUT
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From this reading “HE THAT LOOKS FOR A STAR PUTS OUT HIS CANDLES;” AND, “WHEN GOD WILLS, ALL WINDS BRING RAIN.”
persecuting
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From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
PUTS
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From this reading “HE THAT LOOKS FOR A STAR PUTS OUT HIS CANDLES;” AND, “WHEN GOD WILLS, ALL WINDS BRING RAIN.”
RAIN
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From this reading “HE THAT LOOKS FOR A STAR PUTS OUT HIS CANDLES;” AND, “WHEN GOD WILLS, ALL WINDS BRING RAIN.”
reader
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From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
retreat
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From this reading That evolution in her moral being dated from the evening on which she had sought the cripple’s retreat, to warn him of Jasper’s designs.
ROPE
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From this reading “HE THAT HATH BEEN BITTEN BY A SERPENT IS AFRAID OF A ROPE.”
SAWS
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From this reading COMPRISING MANY NEEDFUL EXPLANATIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WISE SAWS; AS FOR EXAMPLE, “HE THAT HATH AN ILL NAME IS HALF HANGED.”
SERPENT
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From this reading “HE THAT HATH BEEN BITTEN BY A SERPENT IS AFRAID OF A ROPE.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That evolution in her moral being dated from the evening on which she had sought the cripple’s retreat, to warn him of Jasper’s designs.
Sophy
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From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
sought
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From this reading That evolution in her moral being dated from the evening on which she had sought the cripple’s retreat, to warn him of Jasper’s designs.
STAR
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From this reading “HE THAT LOOKS FOR A STAR PUTS OUT HIS CANDLES;” AND, “WHEN GOD WILLS, ALL WINDS BRING RAIN.”
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading COMPRISING MANY NEEDFUL EXPLANATIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WISE SAWS; AS FOR EXAMPLE, “HE THAT HATH AN ILL NAME IS HALF HANGED.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That evolution in her moral being dated from the evening on which she had sought the cripple’s retreat, to warn him of Jasper’s designs.
tutelary
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From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
Waife
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From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
warn
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From this reading That evolution in her moral being dated from the evening on which she had sought the cripple’s retreat, to warn him of Jasper’s designs.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “HE THAT LOOKS FOR A STAR PUTS OUT HIS CANDLES;” AND, “WHEN GOD WILLS, ALL WINDS BRING RAIN.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That evolution in her moral being dated from the evening on which she had sought the cripple’s retreat, to warn him of Jasper’s designs.
WILLS
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From this reading “HE THAT LOOKS FOR A STAR PUTS OUT HIS CANDLES;” AND, “WHEN GOD WILLS, ALL WINDS BRING RAIN.”
WINDS
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From this reading “HE THAT LOOKS FOR A STAR PUTS OUT HIS CANDLES;” AND, “WHEN GOD WILLS, ALL WINDS BRING RAIN.”
WISE
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From this reading COMPRISING MANY NEEDFUL EXPLANATIONS ILLUSTRATIVE OF WISE SAWS; AS FOR EXAMPLE, “HE THAT HATH AN ILL NAME IS HALF HANGED.”
womanhood
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From this reading The reader has been already made aware how, by an impulse of womanhood and humanity, Arabella Crane had been converted from a persecuting into a tutelary agent in the destinies of Waife and Sophy.
