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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 _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
affected
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
all
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From this reading We all were his debtors; very deeply; and he should be happy to find any mode of discharging the obligation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sir Arthur spoke with an earnestness which, in him, is by no means customary.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
Anna
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
any
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From this reading He had been asking Frank whether there were any possible way by which he could serve him.
Arthur
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From this reading Sir Arthur had just left the room.
asking
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From this reading He had been asking Frank whether there were any possible way by which he could serve him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We all were his debtors; very deeply; and he should be happy to find any mode of discharging the obligation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been asking Frank whether there were any possible way by which he could serve him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had been asking Frank whether there were any possible way by which he could serve him.
Clifton
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had been asking Frank whether there were any possible way by which he could serve him.
customary
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From this reading Sir Arthur spoke with an earnestness which, in him, is by no means customary.
debtors
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From this reading We all were his debtors; very deeply; and he should be happy to find any mode of discharging the obligation.
deeply
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From this reading We all were his debtors; very deeply; and he should be happy to find any mode of discharging the obligation.
discharging
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From this reading We all were his debtors; very deeply; and he should be happy to find any mode of discharging the obligation.
earnestness
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From this reading Sir Arthur spoke with an earnestness which, in him, is by no means customary.
find
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From this reading We all were his debtors; very deeply; and he should be happy to find any mode of discharging the obligation.
Frank
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
Grosvenor
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
happy
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From this reading We all were his debtors; very deeply; and he should be happy to find any mode of discharging the obligation.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been asking Frank whether there were any possible way by which he could serve him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been asking Frank whether there were any possible way by which he could serve him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We all were his debtors; very deeply; and he should be happy to find any mode of discharging the obligation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Arthur spoke with an earnestness which, in him, is by no means customary.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Arthur spoke with an earnestness which, in him, is by no means customary.
Ives
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
just
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From this reading Sir Arthur had just left the room.
kind
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Arthur had just left the room.
London
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
Louisa
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
means
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From this reading Sir Arthur spoke with an earnestness which, in him, is by no means customary.
mode
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From this reading We all were his debtors; very deeply; and he should be happy to find any mode of discharging the obligation.
much
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sir Arthur spoke with an earnestness which, in him, is by no means customary.
obligation
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From this reading We all were his debtors; very deeply; and he should be happy to find any mode of discharging the obligation.
occasioned
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
possible
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From this reading He had been asking Frank whether there were any possible way by which he could serve him.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
room
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From this reading Sir Arthur had just left the room.
scene
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
serve
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From this reading He had been asking Frank whether there were any possible way by which he could serve him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We all were his debtors; very deeply; and he should be happy to find any mode of discharging the obligation.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Arthur had just left the room.
spoke
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From this reading Sir Arthur spoke with an earnestness which, in him, is by no means customary.
St
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
Street
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Arthur had just left the room.
there
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From this reading He had been asking Frank whether there were any possible way by which he could serve him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
very
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From this reading We all were his debtors; very deeply; and he should be happy to find any mode of discharging the obligation.
way
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From this reading He had been asking Frank whether there were any possible way by which he could serve him.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all were his debtors; very deeply; and he should be happy to find any mode of discharging the obligation.
Wenbourne
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had been asking Frank whether there were any possible way by which he could serve him.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He had been asking Frank whether there were any possible way by which he could serve him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ I have had a scene with Frank, which affected me much, and which has occasioned another quarrel, or kind of a quarrel, with Clifton.
