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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 A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
all
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From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Her sisters (among them Patty, newly returned from Kelstein) sat at home: their father had forbidden them to attend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Six weeks later Mr. Wesley married William Wright and Hetty in the bare little church of Wroote.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her sisters (among them Patty, newly returned from Kelstein) sat at home: their father had forbidden them to attend.
attend
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From this reading Her sisters (among them Patty, newly returned from Kelstein) sat at home: their father had forbidden them to attend.
bare
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From this reading Six weeks later Mr. Wesley married William Wright and Hetty in the bare little church of Wroote.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
bells
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From this reading Hetty had no bridesmaids, no ringing of bells.
bridesmaids
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From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
busy
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From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
ceremony
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From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
church
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From this reading Six weeks later Mr. Wesley married William Wright and Hetty in the bare little church of Wroote.
contrived
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From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
day
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From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
downpour
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From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
driving
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From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
else
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From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
empty
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From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
father
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From this reading Her sisters (among them Patty, newly returned from Kelstein) sat at home: their father had forbidden them to attend.
fields
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From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading Her sisters (among them Patty, newly returned from Kelstein) sat at home: their father had forbidden them to attend.
forget
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From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
fortnight
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From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her sisters (among them Patty, newly returned from Kelstein) sat at home: their father had forbidden them to attend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her sisters (among them Patty, newly returned from Kelstein) sat at home: their father had forbidden them to attend.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
hay
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From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her sisters (among them Patty, newly returned from Kelstein) sat at home: their father had forbidden them to attend.
Hetty
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From this reading Six weeks later Mr. Wesley married William Wright and Hetty in the bare little church of Wroote.
home
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From this reading Her sisters (among them Patty, newly returned from Kelstein) sat at home: their father had forbidden them to attend.
household
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From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Six weeks later Mr. Wesley married William Wright and Hetty in the bare little church of Wroote.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
John
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From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
Kelstein
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From this reading Her sisters (among them Patty, newly returned from Kelstein) sat at home: their father had forbidden them to attend.
labourers
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From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
Lambert
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From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
later
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From this reading Six weeks later Mr. Wesley married William Wright and Hetty in the bare little church of Wroote.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Six weeks later Mr. Wesley married William Wright and Hetty in the bare little church of Wroote.
married
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From this reading Six weeks later Mr. Wesley married William Wright and Hetty in the bare little church of Wroote.
mirthful
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From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
miserable
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From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
Molly
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From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
Mr
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From this reading Six weeks later Mr. Wesley married William Wright and Hetty in the bare little church of Wroote.
Nancy's
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From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
new-mown
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From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
newly
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From this reading Her sisters (among them Patty, newly returned from Kelstein) sat at home: their father had forbidden them to attend.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Hetty had no bridesmaids, no ringing of bells.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Six weeks later Mr. Wesley married William Wright and Hetty in the bare little church of Wroote.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
Patty
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From this reading Her sisters (among them Patty, newly returned from Kelstein) sat at home: their father had forbidden them to attend.
recreation
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From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her sisters (among them Patty, newly returned from Kelstein) sat at home: their father had forbidden them to attend.
ringing
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From this reading Hetty had no bridesmaids, no ringing of bells.
sat
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From this reading Her sisters (among them Patty, newly returned from Kelstein) sat at home: their father had forbidden them to attend.
scandal
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From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
sisters
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From this reading Her sisters (among them Patty, newly returned from Kelstein) sat at home: their father had forbidden them to attend.
Six
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From this reading Six weeks later Mr. Wesley married William Wright and Hetty in the bare little church of Wroote.
soaked
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From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
steady
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From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
swamps
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From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Six weeks later Mr. Wesley married William Wright and Hetty in the bare little church of Wroote.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her sisters (among them Patty, newly returned from Kelstein) sat at home: their father had forbidden them to attend.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her sisters (among them Patty, newly returned from Kelstein) sat at home: their father had forbidden them to attend.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her sisters (among them Patty, newly returned from Kelstein) sat at home: their father had forbidden them to attend.
too
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From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
turned
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From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
upstairs
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From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
wedding
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From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
weeks
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From this reading Six weeks later Mr. Wesley married William Wright and Hetty in the bare little church of Wroote.
Wesley
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From this reading Six weeks later Mr. Wesley married William Wright and Hetty in the bare little church of Wroote.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
William
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From this reading Six weeks later Mr. Wesley married William Wright and Hetty in the bare little church of Wroote.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
wives
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From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
woman
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From this reading A fortnight before they had stood as bridesmaids at Nancy's wedding with John Lambert, and all but Molly had contrived to be mirthful and forget for a day the shadow on the household and the miserable woman upstairs.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The church would have been empty, but for a steady downpour which soaked the new-mown hay, and turned the fields into swamps, driving the labourers and their wives, who else had been too busy, to take recreation in a ceremony of scandal.
Wright
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From this reading Six weeks later Mr. Wesley married William Wright and Hetty in the bare little church of Wroote.
Wroote
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From this reading Six weeks later Mr. Wesley married William Wright and Hetty in the bare little church of Wroote.
