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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 Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
anxious
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From this reading For each of them was anxious to prevent the threatened marriage of their only son.
Arabella
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From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must, moreover, be remembered, that Lady Arabella had carried a great point in ousting Mr Yates Umbleby and putting the management of the estate into the hands of her own partisan.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then the squire had not done less in getting rid of Fillgrave and reinstating Dr Thorne in possession of the family invalids.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
carried
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From this reading It must, moreover, be remembered, that Lady Arabella had carried a great point in ousting Mr Yates Umbleby and putting the management of the estate into the hands of her own partisan.
contest
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From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
customary
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From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But then the squire had not done less in getting rid of Fillgrave and reinstating Dr Thorne in possession of the family invalids.
Dr
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From this reading But then the squire had not done less in getting rid of Fillgrave and reinstating Dr Thorne in possession of the family invalids.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading For each of them was anxious to prevent the threatened marriage of their only son.
estate
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From this reading It must, moreover, be remembered, that Lady Arabella had carried a great point in ousting Mr Yates Umbleby and putting the management of the estate into the hands of her own partisan.
fallen
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From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
family
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From this reading But then the squire had not done less in getting rid of Fillgrave and reinstating Dr Thorne in possession of the family invalids.
Fillgrave
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From this reading But then the squire had not done less in getting rid of Fillgrave and reinstating Dr Thorne in possession of the family invalids.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
getting
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From this reading But then the squire had not done less in getting rid of Fillgrave and reinstating Dr Thorne in possession of the family invalids.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must, moreover, be remembered, that Lady Arabella had carried a great point in ousting Mr Yates Umbleby and putting the management of the estate into the hands of her own partisan.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading It must, moreover, be remembered, that Lady Arabella had carried a great point in ousting Mr Yates Umbleby and putting the management of the estate into the hands of her own partisan.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It must, moreover, be remembered, that Lady Arabella had carried a great point in ousting Mr Yates Umbleby and putting the management of the estate into the hands of her own partisan.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
Interfere
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From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It must, moreover, be remembered, that Lady Arabella had carried a great point in ousting Mr Yates Umbleby and putting the management of the estate into the hands of her own partisan.
invalids
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From this reading But then the squire had not done less in getting rid of Fillgrave and reinstating Dr Thorne in possession of the family invalids.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
Lady
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From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
less
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From this reading But then the squire had not done less in getting rid of Fillgrave and reinstating Dr Thorne in possession of the family invalids.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
management
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From this reading It must, moreover, be remembered, that Lady Arabella had carried a great point in ousting Mr Yates Umbleby and putting the management of the estate into the hands of her own partisan.
marriage
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From this reading For each of them was anxious to prevent the threatened marriage of their only son.
moment
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From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
most
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From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
Mr
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From this reading It must, moreover, be remembered, that Lady Arabella had carried a great point in ousting Mr Yates Umbleby and putting the management of the estate into the hands of her own partisan.
much
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From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must, moreover, be remembered, that Lady Arabella had carried a great point in ousting Mr Yates Umbleby and putting the management of the estate into the hands of her own partisan.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But then the squire had not done less in getting rid of Fillgrave and reinstating Dr Thorne in possession of the family invalids.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
only
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From this reading For each of them was anxious to prevent the threatened marriage of their only son.
ordinary
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From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
ousting
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From this reading It must, moreover, be remembered, that Lady Arabella had carried a great point in ousting Mr Yates Umbleby and putting the management of the estate into the hands of her own partisan.
out
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From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
own
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From this reading It must, moreover, be remembered, that Lady Arabella had carried a great point in ousting Mr Yates Umbleby and putting the management of the estate into the hands of her own partisan.
partisan
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From this reading It must, moreover, be remembered, that Lady Arabella had carried a great point in ousting Mr Yates Umbleby and putting the management of the estate into the hands of her own partisan.
period
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From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
possession
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From this reading But then the squire had not done less in getting rid of Fillgrave and reinstating Dr Thorne in possession of the family invalids.
present
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From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
prevent
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From this reading For each of them was anxious to prevent the threatened marriage of their only son.
putting
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From this reading It must, moreover, be remembered, that Lady Arabella had carried a great point in ousting Mr Yates Umbleby and putting the management of the estate into the hands of her own partisan.
reinstating
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From this reading But then the squire had not done less in getting rid of Fillgrave and reinstating Dr Thorne in possession of the family invalids.
remembered
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From this reading It must, moreover, be remembered, that Lady Arabella had carried a great point in ousting Mr Yates Umbleby and putting the management of the estate into the hands of her own partisan.
rid
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From this reading But then the squire had not done less in getting rid of Fillgrave and reinstating Dr Thorne in possession of the family invalids.
skirmishes
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From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
son
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From this reading For each of them was anxious to prevent the threatened marriage of their only son.
spirit
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From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
squire
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From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For each of them was anxious to prevent the threatened marriage of their only son.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
then
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From this reading But then the squire had not done less in getting rid of Fillgrave and reinstating Dr Thorne in possession of the family invalids.
there
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From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
Things
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From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
Thorne
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From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
threatened
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From this reading For each of them was anxious to prevent the threatened marriage of their only son.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
truce
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From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
Umbleby
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From this reading It must, moreover, be remembered, that Lady Arabella had carried a great point in ousting Mr Yates Umbleby and putting the management of the estate into the hands of her own partisan.
unison
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From this reading Things had so fallen out, that they neither of them had much spirit for a contest; and, moreover, on that point which at the present moment was most thought of by both of them, they were strangely in unison.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
Won't
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From this reading Doctor Thorne Won't Interfere At this period there was, as it were, a truce to the ordinary little skirmishes which had been so customary between Lady Arabella and the squire.
Yates
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From this reading It must, moreover, be remembered, that Lady Arabella had carried a great point in ousting Mr Yates Umbleby and putting the management of the estate into the hands of her own partisan.
