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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 At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
all
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From this reading We must all die some day, you know,—as you have told your parishioners from the Framley pulpit more than once, no doubt.
also
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From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
Barsetshire
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From this reading “My dear Robarts,” the letter ran:— I have just heard that poor little Burslem, the Barsetshire prebendary, is dead.
Burslem
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From this reading “My dear Robarts,” the letter ran:— I have just heard that poor little Burslem, the Barsetshire prebendary, is dead.
business
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From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
day
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From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My dear Robarts,” the letter ran:— I have just heard that poor little Burslem, the Barsetshire prebendary, is dead.
dear
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From this reading “My dear Robarts,” the letter ran:— I have just heard that poor little Burslem, the Barsetshire prebendary, is dead.
die
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From this reading We must all die some day, you know,—as you have told your parishioners from the Framley pulpit more than once, no doubt.
doubt
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From this reading We must all die some day, you know,—as you have told your parishioners from the Framley pulpit more than once, no doubt.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
Framley
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From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
friend
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From this reading The letter was from his indefatigable friend Sowerby.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The letter was from his indefatigable friend Sowerby.
go
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From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My dear Robarts,” the letter ran:— I have just heard that poor little Burslem, the Barsetshire prebendary, is dead.
heard
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From this reading “My dear Robarts,” the letter ran:— I have just heard that poor little Burslem, the Barsetshire prebendary, is dead.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The letter was from his indefatigable friend Sowerby.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My dear Robarts,” the letter ran:— I have just heard that poor little Burslem, the Barsetshire prebendary, is dead.
indefatigable
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From this reading The letter was from his indefatigable friend Sowerby.
inviting
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From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My dear Robarts,” the letter ran:— I have just heard that poor little Burslem, the Barsetshire prebendary, is dead.
just
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From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We must all die some day, you know,—as you have told your parishioners from the Framley pulpit more than once, no doubt.
Lady
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From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
leave
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From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
letter
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From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My dear Robarts,” the letter ran:— I have just heard that poor little Burslem, the Barsetshire prebendary, is dead.
London
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From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
Lufton
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From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
Mark
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From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
metropolis
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From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
MINISTER'S
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From this reading THE NEW MINISTER’S PATRONAGE.
more
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From this reading We must all die some day, you know,—as you have told your parishioners from the Framley pulpit more than once, no doubt.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must all die some day, you know,—as you have told your parishioners from the Framley pulpit more than once, no doubt.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear Robarts,” the letter ran:— I have just heard that poor little Burslem, the Barsetshire prebendary, is dead.
NEW
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From this reading THE NEW MINISTER’S PATRONAGE.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We must all die some day, you know,—as you have told your parishioners from the Framley pulpit more than once, no doubt.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
once
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From this reading We must all die some day, you know,—as you have told your parishioners from the Framley pulpit more than once, no doubt.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
parishioners
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From this reading We must all die some day, you know,—as you have told your parishioners from the Framley pulpit more than once, no doubt.
PATRONAGE
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From this reading THE NEW MINISTER’S PATRONAGE.
pleasure
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From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My dear Robarts,” the letter ran:— I have just heard that poor little Burslem, the Barsetshire prebendary, is dead.
prebendary
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From this reading “My dear Robarts,” the letter ran:— I have just heard that poor little Burslem, the Barsetshire prebendary, is dead.
pressing
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From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
pulpit
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From this reading We must all die some day, you know,—as you have told your parishioners from the Framley pulpit more than once, no doubt.
ran
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From this reading “My dear Robarts,” the letter ran:— I have just heard that poor little Burslem, the Barsetshire prebendary, is dead.
received
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From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
Robarts
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From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
some
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From this reading We must all die some day, you know,—as you have told your parishioners from the Framley pulpit more than once, no doubt.
Sowerby
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From this reading The letter was from his indefatigable friend Sowerby.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We must all die some day, you know,—as you have told your parishioners from the Framley pulpit more than once, no doubt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW MINISTER’S PATRONAGE.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We must all die some day, you know,—as you have told your parishioners from the Framley pulpit more than once, no doubt.
two
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From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
up
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From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At that time, just as Lady Lufton was about to leave Framley for London, Mark Robarts received a pressing letter, inviting him also to go up to the metropolis for a day or two—not for pleasure, but on business.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must all die some day, you know,—as you have told your parishioners from the Framley pulpit more than once, no doubt.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We must all die some day, you know,—as you have told your parishioners from the Framley pulpit more than once, no doubt.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We must all die some day, you know,—as you have told your parishioners from the Framley pulpit more than once, no doubt.
