AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
actingnounUS /ˈæktɪŋ/
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
affairsnounUS /əˈferz/
matters of personal concern
From this reading And if the doctor suffered so did the squire, and so did those who had hitherto had the management of the squire's affairs.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
ArrivesverbUS /ərˈaɪvz/
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
attorneynounUS /əˈtɜːrni/
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
Barchester
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From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
Barouche
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From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
behalfnounUS /bɪˈhæf/
as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as “on behalf of” rather than “in behalf of”)
From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
bringingnounUS /ˈbrɪŋɪŋ/
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading Sir Louis, though his father had wished to make him still a child in the eye of the law, was no child.
continualadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəl/
recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜːrmənd/
characterized by great determination
From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And if the doctor suffered so did the squire, and so did those who had hitherto had the management of the squire's affairs.
doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
Dr
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From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
dutiesnounUS /ˈduːtiz/
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
efficaciousadjectiveUS /ˌefəˈkeɪʃəs/
marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect
From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
entailverbUS /enˈteɪl/
have as a logical consequence
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading Sir Louis, though his father had wished to make him still a child in the eye of the law, was no child.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Sir Louis, though his father had wished to make him still a child in the eye of the law, was no child.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
FournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
Greshamsbury
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From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Louis, though his father had wished to make him still a child in the eye of the law, was no child.
hithertoadverbUS /ˈhɪðɜːrˈtuː/
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading And if the doctor suffered so did the squire, and so did those who had hitherto had the management of the squire's affairs.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if the doctor suffered so did the squire, and so did those who had hitherto had the management of the squire's affairs.
impossibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːsəbəl/
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
lawnounUS /lɔː/
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Sir Louis, though his father had wished to make him still a child in the eye of the law, was no child.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
litigationnounUS /ˌlɪtəˈɡeɪʃən/
a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
LouisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Sir Louis, though his father had wished to make him still a child in the eye of the law, was no child.
managementnounUS /ˈmænədʒmənt/
the act of managing something
From this reading And if the doctor suffered so did the squire, and so did those who had hitherto had the management of the squire's affairs.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sir Louis, though his father had wished to make him still a child in the eye of the law, was no child.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Louis, though his father had wished to make him still a child in the eye of the law, was no child.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
performverbUS /pərˈfɔːrm/
carry out or perform an action
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
rightsnounUS /raɪts/
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
Roger
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From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
Scatcherd
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From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
squirenounUS /skwaɪr/
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading And if the doctor suffered so did the squire, and so did those who had hitherto had the management of the squire's affairs.
squire's
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From this reading And if the doctor suffered so did the squire, and so did those who had hitherto had the management of the squire's affairs.
stepsnounUS /steps/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Sir Louis, though his father had wished to make him still a child in the eye of the law, was no child.
sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading And if the doctor suffered so did the squire, and so did those who had hitherto had the management of the squire's affairs.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
Thorne
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From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And if the doctor suffered so did the squire, and so did those who had hitherto had the management of the squire's affairs.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Sir Louis, though his father had wished to make him still a child in the eye of the law, was no child.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
turmoilnounUS /ˈtɜːrmɔɪl/
a violent disturbance
From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
twelvenounUS /twelv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
vexation
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From this reading A Barouche and Four Arrives at Greshamsbury During the last twelve months Sir Louis Scatcherd had been very efficacious in bringing trouble, turmoil, and vexation upon Greshamsbury.
wardnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Sir Louis, though his father had wished to make him still a child in the eye of the law, was no child.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He knew his own rights and was determined to exact them; and before Sir Roger had been dead three months, the doctor found himself in continual litigation with a low Barchester attorney, who was acting on behalf of his, the doctor's, own ward.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now that it was too late to take steps to save himself, Dr Thorne found that the will left by Sir Roger was so made as to entail upon him duties that he would find it almost impossible to perform.
