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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 Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
affection
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
appeared
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From this reading Sometimes it appeared that the thin old gentleman had borrowed money from these too confiding travellers.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
assistance
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
bad
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
Barker
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
baronet
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
Barre
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
bearing
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
borrowed
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From this reading Sometimes it appeared that the thin old gentleman had borrowed money from these too confiding travellers.
came
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
capturing
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
Carlo
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From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
cheaper
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
confiding
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From this reading Sometimes it appeared that the thin old gentleman had borrowed money from these too confiding travellers.
connection
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
considerable
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
constantly
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From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
continental
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
cousins
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From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
dashing
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
daughter
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
deal
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From this reading Rather a handsome girl, and a thin old gentleman, who gambles a good deal.”
debts
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
discreditable
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From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
dragged
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From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
dust
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From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
encountering
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From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
Europe
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From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
family
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
Fanny
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
Fitzroy
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From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sometimes it appeared that the thin old gentleman had borrowed money from these too confiding travellers.
gambles
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From this reading Rather a handsome girl, and a thin old gentleman, who gambles a good deal.”
gentleman
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
girl
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From this reading Rather a handsome girl, and a thin old gentleman, who gambles a good deal.”
girls
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
good
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
good-looking
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
handsome
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From this reading Rather a handsome girl, and a thin old gentleman, who gambles a good deal.”
help
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
Herbert
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
hinted
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
Hollington-Barkers
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From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
instance
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
Julia
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
leaving
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
like
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
looked
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
manner
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
many
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
met
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From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
money
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From this reading Sometimes it appeared that the thin old gentleman had borrowed money from these too confiding travellers.
Monte
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From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
name
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From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
needy
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
number
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
Occasionally
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
Oh
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From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
old
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From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
people
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From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
provided
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
Rather
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From this reading Rather a handsome girl, and a thin old gentleman, who gambles a good deal.”
really
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From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
relations
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
resorts
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
rich
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
roamed
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
said
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From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
Sir
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
sister
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes it appeared that the thin old gentleman had borrowed money from these too confiding travellers.
Spa
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From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
succeeded
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
suitable
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Sometimes it appeared that the thin old gentleman had borrowed money from these too confiding travellers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Rather a handsome girl, and a thin old gentleman, who gambles a good deal.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
too
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From this reading Sometimes it appeared that the thin old gentleman had borrowed money from these too confiding travellers.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
train
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
travellers
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From this reading Sometimes it appeared that the thin old gentleman had borrowed money from these too confiding travellers.
trousseau
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
two
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
way
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From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
wealthy
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
wedding
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From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Occasionally, his rich relations came to his assistance; for instance, when Fanny succeeded in capturing the affection of a wealthy baronet, Sir Herbert Barre, the connection provided a suitable wedding and trousseau, and hinted that they looked to Fanny to help her sister in the like manner.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
years
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
youngest
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From this reading Julia Barker was the youngest daughter of a needy gentleman of good family who for many years had roamed about the cheaper continental resorts, bearing in his train two dashing good-looking girls--and leaving in his track a considerable number of bad debts.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was really discreditable, the way in which old Fitzroy dragged their name about in the dust of Europe; they were constantly encountering people who said, “Oh--we met your cousins the Hollington-Barkers at Spa or Monte Carlo--they _are_ your cousins, are they not?
