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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 When Berinthia and Robert were by themselves she informed him that Mr. Knox was attentive to Miss Flucker; that her parents opposed the match, Mr. Knox being a Whig and her father a Tory.
affable
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From this reading Robert was pleased, also, to meet Mr. Knox, the bookseller, who was polite and affable to all, particularly to Miss Flucker.
all
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From this reading Robert was pleased, also, to meet Mr. Knox, the bookseller, who was polite and affable to all, particularly to Miss Flucker.
also
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From this reading Robert was pleased, also, to meet Mr. Knox, the bookseller, who was polite and affable to all, particularly to Miss Flucker.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Robert was pleased, also, to meet Mr. Knox, the bookseller, who was polite and affable to all, particularly to Miss Flucker.
attentive
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From this reading When Berinthia and Robert were by themselves she informed him that Mr. Knox was attentive to Miss Flucker; that her parents opposed the match, Mr. Knox being a Whig and her father a Tory.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading When Berinthia and Robert were by themselves she informed him that Mr. Knox was attentive to Miss Flucker; that her parents opposed the match, Mr. Knox being a Whig and her father a Tory.
Berinthia
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From this reading When Berinthia and Robert were by themselves she informed him that Mr. Knox was attentive to Miss Flucker; that her parents opposed the match, Mr. Knox being a Whig and her father a Tory.
better
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From this reading Berinthia was sure that the more her father opposed the bookseller, the better Miss Lucy liked him.
blue
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From this reading Mr. John Hancock, though living but a short distance from Mr. Newville, came in his coach with driver and footmen in blue livery.
bookseller
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From this reading Robert was pleased, also, to meet Mr. Knox, the bookseller, who was polite and affable to all, particularly to Miss Flucker.
bowed
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From this reading He bowed politely to Mr. and Mrs. Newville, took a pinch of snuff from Mr. Newville's gold box, and graciously greeted Miss Dorothy Quincy.
box
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From this reading He bowed politely to Mr. and Mrs. Newville, took a pinch of snuff from Mr. Newville's gold box, and graciously greeted Miss Dorothy Quincy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. John Hancock, though living but a short distance from Mr. Newville, came in his coach with driver and footmen in blue livery.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Berinthia and Robert were by themselves she informed him that Mr. Knox was attentive to Miss Flucker; that her parents opposed the match, Mr. Knox being a Whig and her father a Tory.
came
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From this reading Mr. John Hancock, though living but a short distance from Mr. Newville, came in his coach with driver and footmen in blue livery.
coach
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From this reading Mr. John Hancock, though living but a short distance from Mr. Newville, came in his coach with driver and footmen in blue livery.
distance
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From this reading Mr. John Hancock, though living but a short distance from Mr. Newville, came in his coach with driver and footmen in blue livery.
Dorothy
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From this reading He bowed politely to Mr. and Mrs. Newville, took a pinch of snuff from Mr. Newville's gold box, and graciously greeted Miss Dorothy Quincy.
driver
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From this reading Mr. John Hancock, though living but a short distance from Mr. Newville, came in his coach with driver and footmen in blue livery.
father
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From this reading When Berinthia and Robert were by themselves she informed him that Mr. Knox was attentive to Miss Flucker; that her parents opposed the match, Mr. Knox being a Whig and her father a Tory.
Flucker
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From this reading Robert was pleased, also, to meet Mr. Knox, the bookseller, who was polite and affable to all, particularly to Miss Flucker.
footmen
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From this reading Mr. John Hancock, though living but a short distance from Mr. Newville, came in his coach with driver and footmen in blue livery.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. John Hancock, though living but a short distance from Mr. Newville, came in his coach with driver and footmen in blue livery.
gold
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From this reading He bowed politely to Mr. and Mrs. Newville, took a pinch of snuff from Mr. Newville's gold box, and graciously greeted Miss Dorothy Quincy.
graciously
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From this reading He bowed politely to Mr. and Mrs. Newville, took a pinch of snuff from Mr. Newville's gold box, and graciously greeted Miss Dorothy Quincy.
greeted
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From this reading He bowed politely to Mr. and Mrs. Newville, took a pinch of snuff from Mr. Newville's gold box, and graciously greeted Miss Dorothy Quincy.
Hancock
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From this reading Mr. John Hancock, though living but a short distance from Mr. Newville, came in his coach with driver and footmen in blue livery.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bowed politely to Mr. and Mrs. Newville, took a pinch of snuff from Mr. Newville's gold box, and graciously greeted Miss Dorothy Quincy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Berinthia and Robert were by themselves she informed him that Mr. Knox was attentive to Miss Flucker; that her parents opposed the match, Mr. Knox being a Whig and her father a Tory.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Berinthia and Robert were by themselves she informed him that Mr. Knox was attentive to Miss Flucker; that her parents opposed the match, Mr. Knox being a Whig and her father a Tory.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. John Hancock, though living but a short distance from Mr. Newville, came in his coach with driver and footmen in blue livery.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. John Hancock, though living but a short distance from Mr. Newville, came in his coach with driver and footmen in blue livery.
informed
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From this reading When Berinthia and Robert were by themselves she informed him that Mr. Knox was attentive to Miss Flucker; that her parents opposed the match, Mr. Knox being a Whig and her father a Tory.
John
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From this reading Mr. John Hancock, though living but a short distance from Mr. Newville, came in his coach with driver and footmen in blue livery.
Knox
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From this reading Robert was pleased, also, to meet Mr. Knox, the bookseller, who was polite and affable to all, particularly to Miss Flucker.
liked
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From this reading Berinthia was sure that the more her father opposed the bookseller, the better Miss Lucy liked him.
livery
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From this reading Mr. John Hancock, though living but a short distance from Mr. Newville, came in his coach with driver and footmen in blue livery.
living
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From this reading Mr. John Hancock, though living but a short distance from Mr. Newville, came in his coach with driver and footmen in blue livery.
Lucy
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From this reading Berinthia was sure that the more her father opposed the bookseller, the better Miss Lucy liked him.
match
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From this reading When Berinthia and Robert were by themselves she informed him that Mr. Knox was attentive to Miss Flucker; that her parents opposed the match, Mr. Knox being a Whig and her father a Tory.
meet
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From this reading Robert was pleased, also, to meet Mr. Knox, the bookseller, who was polite and affable to all, particularly to Miss Flucker.
Miss
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From this reading Robert was pleased, also, to meet Mr. Knox, the bookseller, who was polite and affable to all, particularly to Miss Flucker.
more
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From this reading Berinthia was sure that the more her father opposed the bookseller, the better Miss Lucy liked him.
Mr
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From this reading Robert was pleased, also, to meet Mr. Knox, the bookseller, who was polite and affable to all, particularly to Miss Flucker.
Mrs
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From this reading He bowed politely to Mr. and Mrs. Newville, took a pinch of snuff from Mr. Newville's gold box, and graciously greeted Miss Dorothy Quincy.
Newville
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From this reading Mr. John Hancock, though living but a short distance from Mr. Newville, came in his coach with driver and footmen in blue livery.
Newville's
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From this reading He bowed politely to Mr. and Mrs. Newville, took a pinch of snuff from Mr. Newville's gold box, and graciously greeted Miss Dorothy Quincy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He bowed politely to Mr. and Mrs. Newville, took a pinch of snuff from Mr. Newville's gold box, and graciously greeted Miss Dorothy Quincy.
opposed
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From this reading When Berinthia and Robert were by themselves she informed him that Mr. Knox was attentive to Miss Flucker; that her parents opposed the match, Mr. Knox being a Whig and her father a Tory.
parents
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From this reading When Berinthia and Robert were by themselves she informed him that Mr. Knox was attentive to Miss Flucker; that her parents opposed the match, Mr. Knox being a Whig and her father a Tory.
particularly
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From this reading Robert was pleased, also, to meet Mr. Knox, the bookseller, who was polite and affable to all, particularly to Miss Flucker.
pinch
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From this reading He bowed politely to Mr. and Mrs. Newville, took a pinch of snuff from Mr. Newville's gold box, and graciously greeted Miss Dorothy Quincy.
pleased
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From this reading Robert was pleased, also, to meet Mr. Knox, the bookseller, who was polite and affable to all, particularly to Miss Flucker.
polite
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From this reading Robert was pleased, also, to meet Mr. Knox, the bookseller, who was polite and affable to all, particularly to Miss Flucker.
politely
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From this reading He bowed politely to Mr. and Mrs. Newville, took a pinch of snuff from Mr. Newville's gold box, and graciously greeted Miss Dorothy Quincy.
Quincy
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From this reading He bowed politely to Mr. and Mrs. Newville, took a pinch of snuff from Mr. Newville's gold box, and graciously greeted Miss Dorothy Quincy.
Robert
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From this reading Robert was pleased, also, to meet Mr. Knox, the bookseller, who was polite and affable to all, particularly to Miss Flucker.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Berinthia and Robert were by themselves she informed him that Mr. Knox was attentive to Miss Flucker; that her parents opposed the match, Mr. Knox being a Whig and her father a Tory.
short
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From this reading Mr. John Hancock, though living but a short distance from Mr. Newville, came in his coach with driver and footmen in blue livery.
snuff
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From this reading He bowed politely to Mr. and Mrs. Newville, took a pinch of snuff from Mr. Newville's gold box, and graciously greeted Miss Dorothy Quincy.
sure
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From this reading Berinthia was sure that the more her father opposed the bookseller, the better Miss Lucy liked him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Berinthia and Robert were by themselves she informed him that Mr. Knox was attentive to Miss Flucker; that her parents opposed the match, Mr. Knox being a Whig and her father a Tory.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Robert was pleased, also, to meet Mr. Knox, the bookseller, who was polite and affable to all, particularly to Miss Flucker.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading When Berinthia and Robert were by themselves she informed him that Mr. Knox was attentive to Miss Flucker; that her parents opposed the match, Mr. Knox being a Whig and her father a Tory.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mr. John Hancock, though living but a short distance from Mr. Newville, came in his coach with driver and footmen in blue livery.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Robert was pleased, also, to meet Mr. Knox, the bookseller, who was polite and affable to all, particularly to Miss Flucker.
took
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From this reading He bowed politely to Mr. and Mrs. Newville, took a pinch of snuff from Mr. Newville's gold box, and graciously greeted Miss Dorothy Quincy.
Tory
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From this reading When Berinthia and Robert were by themselves she informed him that Mr. Knox was attentive to Miss Flucker; that her parents opposed the match, Mr. Knox being a Whig and her father a Tory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Robert was pleased, also, to meet Mr. Knox, the bookseller, who was polite and affable to all, particularly to Miss Flucker.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When Berinthia and Robert were by themselves she informed him that Mr. Knox was attentive to Miss Flucker; that her parents opposed the match, Mr. Knox being a Whig and her father a Tory.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Berinthia and Robert were by themselves she informed him that Mr. Knox was attentive to Miss Flucker; that her parents opposed the match, Mr. Knox being a Whig and her father a Tory.
Whig
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From this reading When Berinthia and Robert were by themselves she informed him that Mr. Knox was attentive to Miss Flucker; that her parents opposed the match, Mr. Knox being a Whig and her father a Tory.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Robert was pleased, also, to meet Mr. Knox, the bookseller, who was polite and affable to all, particularly to Miss Flucker.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. John Hancock, though living but a short distance from Mr. Newville, came in his coach with driver and footmen in blue livery.
