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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 BOOK OF ANGELICA The first duty of a poet's wife is to inspire him.
all
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From this reading Even in love, as in all else, his opportunities had been second and even third-rate.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
ANGELICA
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From this reading THE BOOK OF ANGELICA The first duty of a poet's wife is to inspire him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even in love, as in all else, his opportunities had been second and even third-rate.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The feminine inspirations of his early youth had been numerous, but mediocre in quality.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
BOOK
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From this reading THE BOOK OF ANGELICA The first duty of a poet's wife is to inspire him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When she ceases to do that--but that is a consideration which need not occupy us in this unsophisticated story.
capacity
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From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
ceases
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From this reading When she ceases to do that--but that is a consideration which need not occupy us in this unsophisticated story.
chapter
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From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
consideration
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From this reading When she ceases to do that--but that is a consideration which need not occupy us in this unsophisticated story.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When she ceases to do that--but that is a consideration which need not occupy us in this unsophisticated story.
duties
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From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading THE BOOK OF ANGELICA The first duty of a poet's wife is to inspire him.
early
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From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
else
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From this reading Even in love, as in all else, his opportunities had been second and even third-rate.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in love, as in all else, his opportunities had been second and even third-rate.
feminine
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From this reading The feminine inspirations of his early youth had been numerous, but mediocre in quality.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BOOK OF ANGELICA The first duty of a poet's wife is to inspire him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
Henry
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From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE BOOK OF ANGELICA The first duty of a poet's wife is to inspire him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When she ceases to do that--but that is a consideration which need not occupy us in this unsophisticated story.
inspirations
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From this reading The feminine inspirations of his early youth had been numerous, but mediocre in quality.
inspire
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From this reading THE BOOK OF ANGELICA The first duty of a poet's wife is to inspire him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BOOK OF ANGELICA The first duty of a poet's wife is to inspire him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
love
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From this reading Even in love, as in all else, his opportunities had been second and even third-rate.
man
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From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
many
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From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
mediocre
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From this reading The feminine inspirations of his early youth had been numerous, but mediocre in quality.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she ceases to do that--but that is a consideration which need not occupy us in this unsophisticated story.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When she ceases to do that--but that is a consideration which need not occupy us in this unsophisticated story.
numerous
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From this reading The feminine inspirations of his early youth had been numerous, but mediocre in quality.
occupy
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From this reading When she ceases to do that--but that is a consideration which need not occupy us in this unsophisticated story.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BOOK OF ANGELICA The first duty of a poet's wife is to inspire him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
opportunities
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From this reading Even in love, as in all else, his opportunities had been second and even third-rate.
poet's
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From this reading THE BOOK OF ANGELICA The first duty of a poet's wife is to inspire him.
possession
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From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
quality
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From this reading The feminine inspirations of his early youth had been numerous, but mediocre in quality.
read
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From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
respect
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From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
second
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From this reading Even in love, as in all else, his opportunities had been second and even third-rate.
seen
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From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she ceases to do that--but that is a consideration which need not occupy us in this unsophisticated story.
song
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From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
story
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From this reading When she ceases to do that--but that is a consideration which need not occupy us in this unsophisticated story.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When she ceases to do that--but that is a consideration which need not occupy us in this unsophisticated story.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOOK OF ANGELICA The first duty of a poet's wife is to inspire him.
third-rate
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From this reading Even in love, as in all else, his opportunities had been second and even third-rate.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When she ceases to do that--but that is a consideration which need not occupy us in this unsophisticated story.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BOOK OF ANGELICA The first duty of a poet's wife is to inspire him.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
twenty-five
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From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
unsophisticated
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From this reading When she ceases to do that--but that is a consideration which need not occupy us in this unsophisticated story.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When she ceases to do that--but that is a consideration which need not occupy us in this unsophisticated story.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she ceases to do that--but that is a consideration which need not occupy us in this unsophisticated story.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When she ceases to do that--but that is a consideration which need not occupy us in this unsophisticated story.
wife
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From this reading THE BOOK OF ANGELICA The first duty of a poet's wife is to inspire him.
wifely
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From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
written
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From this reading We have already seen that Angelica in this respect early began her wifely duties towards Henry; and that little song he read in chapter twenty-five was but one of many he had written to her in his capacity of man in possession.
youth
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From this reading The feminine inspirations of his early youth had been numerous, but mediocre in quality.
