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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 Certain preliminaries had to be gone through, of which they were profoundly ignorant; and Will discovered, when he made inquiries, that a short delay was, after all, inevitable.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Certain preliminaries had to be gone through, of which they were profoundly ignorant; and Will discovered, when he made inquiries, that a short delay was, after all, inevitable.
all
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From this reading Certain preliminaries had to be gone through, of which they were profoundly ignorant; and Will discovered, when he made inquiries, that a short delay was, after all, inevitable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With people in Bet Granger's class the time between the wooing and the wedding is seldom long.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In some way, girls in Bet's class look upon marriage more solemnly than those who are born in higher grades.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
Bet
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From this reading With people in Bet Granger's class the time between the wooing and the wedding is seldom long.
Bet's
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From this reading In some way, girls in Bet's class look upon marriage more solemnly than those who are born in higher grades.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading With people in Bet Granger's class the time between the wooing and the wedding is seldom long.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In some way, girls in Bet's class look upon marriage more solemnly than those who are born in higher grades.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
Certain
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From this reading Certain preliminaries had to be gone through, of which they were profoundly ignorant; and Will discovered, when he made inquiries, that a short delay was, after all, inevitable.
church
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From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
class
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From this reading With people in Bet Granger's class the time between the wooing and the wedding is seldom long.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
decided
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From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
delay
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From this reading Certain preliminaries had to be gone through, of which they were profoundly ignorant; and Will discovered, when he made inquiries, that a short delay was, after all, inevitable.
discovered
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From this reading Certain preliminaries had to be gone through, of which they were profoundly ignorant; and Will discovered, when he made inquiries, that a short delay was, after all, inevitable.
dress
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From this reading To them the marriage itself is all in all,--they have neither time nor money to give to dress and presents, and wedding paraphernalia.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
expressed
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From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
girls
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From this reading In some way, girls in Bet's class look upon marriage more solemnly than those who are born in higher grades.
give
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From this reading To them the marriage itself is all in all,--they have neither time nor money to give to dress and presents, and wedding paraphernalia.
go
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From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
gone
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From this reading Certain preliminaries had to be gone through, of which they were profoundly ignorant; and Will discovered, when he made inquiries, that a short delay was, after all, inevitable.
grades
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From this reading In some way, girls in Bet's class look upon marriage more solemnly than those who are born in higher grades.
Granger's
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From this reading With people in Bet Granger's class the time between the wooing and the wedding is seldom long.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Certain preliminaries had to be gone through, of which they were profoundly ignorant; and Will discovered, when he made inquiries, that a short delay was, after all, inevitable.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To them the marriage itself is all in all,--they have neither time nor money to give to dress and presents, and wedding paraphernalia.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Certain preliminaries had to be gone through, of which they were profoundly ignorant; and Will discovered, when he made inquiries, that a short delay was, after all, inevitable.
higher
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From this reading In some way, girls in Bet's class look upon marriage more solemnly than those who are born in higher grades.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Certain preliminaries had to be gone through, of which they were profoundly ignorant; and Will discovered, when he made inquiries, that a short delay was, after all, inevitable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With people in Bet Granger's class the time between the wooing and the wedding is seldom long.
inevitable
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From this reading Certain preliminaries had to be gone through, of which they were profoundly ignorant; and Will discovered, when he made inquiries, that a short delay was, after all, inevitable.
inquiries
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From this reading Certain preliminaries had to be gone through, of which they were profoundly ignorant; and Will discovered, when he made inquiries, that a short delay was, after all, inevitable.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With people in Bet Granger's class the time between the wooing and the wedding is seldom long.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading To them the marriage itself is all in all,--they have neither time nor money to give to dress and presents, and wedding paraphernalia.
knot
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From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With people in Bet Granger's class the time between the wooing and the wedding is seldom long.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In some way, girls in Bet's class look upon marriage more solemnly than those who are born in higher grades.
made
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From this reading Certain preliminaries had to be gone through, of which they were profoundly ignorant; and Will discovered, when he made inquiries, that a short delay was, after all, inevitable.
marriage
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From this reading In some way, girls in Bet's class look upon marriage more solemnly than those who are born in higher grades.
money
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From this reading To them the marriage itself is all in all,--they have neither time nor money to give to dress and presents, and wedding paraphernalia.
more
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From this reading In some way, girls in Bet's class look upon marriage more solemnly than those who are born in higher grades.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading To them the marriage itself is all in all,--they have neither time nor money to give to dress and presents, and wedding paraphernalia.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading To them the marriage itself is all in all,--they have neither time nor money to give to dress and presents, and wedding paraphernalia.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Certain preliminaries had to be gone through, of which they were profoundly ignorant; and Will discovered, when he made inquiries, that a short delay was, after all, inevitable.
paraphernalia
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From this reading To them the marriage itself is all in all,--they have neither time nor money to give to dress and presents, and wedding paraphernalia.
parson
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From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
people
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From this reading With people in Bet Granger's class the time between the wooing and the wedding is seldom long.
preliminaries
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From this reading Certain preliminaries had to be gone through, of which they were profoundly ignorant; and Will discovered, when he made inquiries, that a short delay was, after all, inevitable.
presents
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From this reading To them the marriage itself is all in all,--they have neither time nor money to give to dress and presents, and wedding paraphernalia.
profoundly
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From this reading Certain preliminaries had to be gone through, of which they were profoundly ignorant; and Will discovered, when he made inquiries, that a short delay was, after all, inevitable.
sea
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From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
seldom
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From this reading With people in Bet Granger's class the time between the wooing and the wedding is seldom long.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Certain preliminaries had to be gone through, of which they were profoundly ignorant; and Will discovered, when he made inquiries, that a short delay was, after all, inevitable.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading In some way, girls in Bet's class look upon marriage more solemnly than those who are born in higher grades.
some
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From this reading In some way, girls in Bet's class look upon marriage more solemnly than those who are born in higher grades.
soon
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From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In some way, girls in Bet's class look upon marriage more solemnly than those who are born in higher grades.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With people in Bet Granger's class the time between the wooing and the wedding is seldom long.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In some way, girls in Bet's class look upon marriage more solemnly than those who are born in higher grades.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Certain preliminaries had to be gone through, of which they were profoundly ignorant; and Will discovered, when he made inquiries, that a short delay was, after all, inevitable.
tie
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From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With people in Bet Granger's class the time between the wooing and the wedding is seldom long.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
two
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From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In some way, girls in Bet's class look upon marriage more solemnly than those who are born in higher grades.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
way
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From this reading In some way, girls in Bet's class look upon marriage more solemnly than those who are born in higher grades.
wedding
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From this reading With people in Bet Granger's class the time between the wooing and the wedding is seldom long.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Certain preliminaries had to be gone through, of which they were profoundly ignorant; and Will discovered, when he made inquiries, that a short delay was, after all, inevitable.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Certain preliminaries had to be gone through, of which they were profoundly ignorant; and Will discovered, when he made inquiries, that a short delay was, after all, inevitable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Certain preliminaries had to be gone through, of which they were profoundly ignorant; and Will discovered, when he made inquiries, that a short delay was, after all, inevitable.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
wife
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From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
willing
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From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With people in Bet Granger's class the time between the wooing and the wedding is seldom long.
wooing
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From this reading With people in Bet Granger's class the time between the wooing and the wedding is seldom long.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Will would not go to sea until Bet was his wife, and so it was decided by the two that they would go to church as soon as ever the parson could be found who would be willing, as they expressed it, to tie the knot between them.
