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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 suspect that had such a misfortune happened to us, we should have broken down completely."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We are much obliged to you for your sympathy," answered Miss Jane, "but we do not contemplate leaving Downside for the present.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are much obliged to you for your sympathy," answered Miss Jane, "but we do not contemplate leaving Downside for the present.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
attendant
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From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
bear
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From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I suspect that had such a misfortune happened to us, we should have broken down completely."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "We are much obliged to you for your sympathy," answered Miss Jane, "but we do not contemplate leaving Downside for the present.
Castleton
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From this reading "My good cousins, you are indeed wonderful women," exclaimed Lady Castleton.
completely
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From this reading "I suspect that had such a misfortune happened to us, we should have broken down completely."
constantly
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From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
contemplate
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From this reading "We are much obliged to you for your sympathy," answered Miss Jane, "but we do not contemplate leaving Downside for the present.
cousins
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From this reading "My good cousins, you are indeed wonderful women," exclaimed Lady Castleton.
dismissed
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From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "We are much obliged to you for your sympathy," answered Miss Jane, "but we do not contemplate leaving Downside for the present.
down
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From this reading "I suspect that had such a misfortune happened to us, we should have broken down completely."
Downside
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From this reading "We are much obliged to you for your sympathy," answered Miss Jane, "but we do not contemplate leaving Downside for the present.
exception
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From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
exclaimed
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From this reading "My good cousins, you are indeed wonderful women," exclaimed Lady Castleton.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We are much obliged to you for your sympathy," answered Miss Jane, "but we do not contemplate leaving Downside for the present.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My good cousins, you are indeed wonderful women," exclaimed Lady Castleton.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I suspect that had such a misfortune happened to us, we should have broken down completely."
happened
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From this reading "I suspect that had such a misfortune happened to us, we should have broken down completely."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You see we know in whom we trust, and He supports us," remarked Miss Mary.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suspect that had such a misfortune happened to us, we should have broken down completely."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You see we know in whom we trust, and He supports us," remarked Miss Mary.
indeed
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From this reading "My good cousins, you are indeed wonderful women," exclaimed Lady Castleton.
insists
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From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
Jane
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From this reading "We are much obliged to you for your sympathy," answered Miss Jane, "but we do not contemplate leaving Downside for the present.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You see we know in whom we trust, and He supports us," remarked Miss Mary.
Lady
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From this reading "My good cousins, you are indeed wonderful women," exclaimed Lady Castleton.
leaving
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From this reading "We are much obliged to you for your sympathy," answered Miss Jane, "but we do not contemplate leaving Downside for the present.
Mary
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From this reading "You see we know in whom we trust, and He supports us," remarked Miss Mary.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
misfortune
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From this reading "I suspect that had such a misfortune happened to us, we should have broken down completely."
Miss
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From this reading "We are much obliged to you for your sympathy," answered Miss Jane, "but we do not contemplate leaving Downside for the present.
much
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From this reading "We are much obliged to you for your sympathy," answered Miss Jane, "but we do not contemplate leaving Downside for the present.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My good cousins, you are indeed wonderful women," exclaimed Lady Castleton.
neighbours
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From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We are much obliged to you for your sympathy," answered Miss Jane, "but we do not contemplate leaving Downside for the present.
obliged
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From this reading "We are much obliged to you for your sympathy," answered Miss Jane, "but we do not contemplate leaving Downside for the present.
occasionally
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From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
only
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From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
pinchednounUS /ˈpinched/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
poorer
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From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
present
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From this reading "We are much obliged to you for your sympathy," answered Miss Jane, "but we do not contemplate leaving Downside for the present.
remaining
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From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
remarked
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From this reading "You see we know in whom we trust, and He supports us," remarked Miss Mary.
see
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From this reading "You see we know in whom we trust, and He supports us," remarked Miss Mary.
servants
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From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I suspect that had such a misfortune happened to us, we should have broken down completely."
supports
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From this reading "You see we know in whom we trust, and He supports us," remarked Miss Mary.
Susan
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From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
suspect
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From this reading "I suspect that had such a misfortune happened to us, we should have broken down completely."
sympathy
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From this reading "We are much obliged to you for your sympathy," answered Miss Jane, "but we do not contemplate leaving Downside for the present.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I suspect that had such a misfortune happened to us, we should have broken down completely."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We are much obliged to you for your sympathy," answered Miss Jane, "but we do not contemplate leaving Downside for the present.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We are much obliged to you for your sympathy," answered Miss Jane, "but we do not contemplate leaving Downside for the present.
trust
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From this reading "You see we know in whom we trust, and He supports us," remarked Miss Mary.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I suspect that had such a misfortune happened to us, we should have broken down completely."
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are much obliged to you for your sympathy," answered Miss Jane, "but we do not contemplate leaving Downside for the present.
well
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From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You see we know in whom we trust, and He supports us," remarked Miss Mary.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We have dismissed our servants with the exception of our faithful attendant, Susan, who insists on remaining, and though we may be occasionally pinched, it is only what our poorer neighbours constantly are, and we should be ashamed not to bear it as well as they do."
women
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From this reading "My good cousins, you are indeed wonderful women," exclaimed Lady Castleton.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "My good cousins, you are indeed wonderful women," exclaimed Lady Castleton.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We are much obliged to you for your sympathy," answered Miss Jane, "but we do not contemplate leaving Downside for the present.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We are much obliged to you for your sympathy," answered Miss Jane, "but we do not contemplate leaving Downside for the present.
