adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And then, such a quantity of money!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
AskedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
BridenounUS /braɪd/
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that was nothing.
classesnounUS /ˈklæsəz/
plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
commendationnounUS /ˌkɑːmənˈdeɪʃən/
an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
connexionnounUS /kəˈnekʃən/
a connecting shape
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
Courcy
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From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
deservingadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɜːrvɪŋ/
(often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
Dunstable
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From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
dutiesnounUS /ˈduːtiz/
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
engagedadjectiveUS /enˈɡeɪdʒd/
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
exceededverbUS /ɪkˈsiːdəd/
past form of “exceed” — be greater in scope or size than some standard
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
FrankadjectiveUS /fræŋk/
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
greatlyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtli/
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
heronounUS /ˈhɪroʊ/
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
highestadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪəst/
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
How
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From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And he received it.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
marryverbUS /ˈmeri/
take in marriage
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But that was nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
performverbUS /pərˈfɔːrm/
carry out or perform an action
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
performedverbUS /pərˈfɔːrmd/
past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
properlyadverbUS /ˈprɑːpərli/
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
quantitynounUS /ˈkwɑːntəti/
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading And then, such a quantity of money!
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
ReceivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
Scatcherd
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From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And then, such a quantity of money!
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, such a quantity of money!
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
wealthnounUS /welθ/
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading The Scatcherd wealth greatly exceeded the Dunstable wealth; so that our hero may be looked on as having performed his duties in a manner deserving the very highest commendation from all classes of the de Courcy connexion.
WeddingnounUS /ˈwedɪŋ/
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading How the Bride Was Received, and Who Were Asked to the Wedding And thus after all did Frank perform his great duty; he did marry money; or rather, as the wedding has not yet taken place, and is, indeed, as yet hardly talked of, we should more properly say that he had engaged himself to marry money.
