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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 Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For weeks after, Nancy shuddered to think what might have happened if Hetty and her father had come face to face at the ceremony or the feast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
annually
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For weeks after, Nancy shuddered to think what might have happened if Hetty and her father had come face to face at the ceremony or the feast.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
ceremony
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From this reading For weeks after, Nancy shuddered to think what might have happened if Hetty and her father had come face to face at the ceremony or the feast.
Charles
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
chosen
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
Christ
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
Church
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For weeks after, Nancy shuddered to think what might have happened if Hetty and her father had come face to face at the ceremony or the feast.
common
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From this reading By good luck--or rather by using her common sense and divining the mistake--Hetty refused.
Day
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
deferred
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From this reading John had deferred his journey to the last moment, in order to stand godfather to Nancy's healthy firstborn.
delivered
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
dinner
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From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
divining
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From this reading By good luck--or rather by using her common sense and divining the mistake--Hetty refused.
domestic
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From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
event
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From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
face
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From this reading For weeks after, Nancy shuddered to think what might have happened if Hetty and her father had come face to face at the ceremony or the feast.
father
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From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
feast
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From this reading For weeks after, Nancy shuddered to think what might have happened if Hetty and her father had come face to face at the ceremony or the feast.
Fellow
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
firstborn
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From this reading John had deferred his journey to the last moment, in order to stand godfather to Nancy's healthy firstborn.
followed
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For weeks after, Nancy shuddered to think what might have happened if Hetty and her father had come face to face at the ceremony or the feast.
godfather
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From this reading John had deferred his journey to the last moment, in order to stand godfather to Nancy's healthy firstborn.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By good luck--or rather by using her common sense and divining the mistake--Hetty refused.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading John had deferred his journey to the last moment, in order to stand godfather to Nancy's healthy firstborn.
hand
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From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
happened
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From this reading For weeks after, Nancy shuddered to think what might have happened if Hetty and her father had come face to face at the ceremony or the feast.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For weeks after, Nancy shuddered to think what might have happened if Hetty and her father had come face to face at the ceremony or the feast.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
healthy
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From this reading John had deferred his journey to the last moment, in order to stand godfather to Nancy's healthy firstborn.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For weeks after, Nancy shuddered to think what might have happened if Hetty and her father had come face to face at the ceremony or the feast.
Hetty
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From this reading For weeks after, Nancy shuddered to think what might have happened if Hetty and her father had come face to face at the ceremony or the feast.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
honoured
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From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For weeks after, Nancy shuddered to think what might have happened if Hetty and her father had come face to face at the ceremony or the feast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
including
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From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
invitations
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From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
John
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading John had deferred his journey to the last moment, in order to stand godfather to Nancy's healthy firstborn.
Lambert
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From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John had deferred his journey to the last moment, in order to stand godfather to Nancy's healthy firstborn.
Late
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
later
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
Lincoln
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
luck
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From this reading By good luck--or rather by using her common sense and divining the mistake--Hetty refused.
man
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From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
matriculated
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
Michael's
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For weeks after, Nancy shuddered to think what might have happened if Hetty and her father had come face to face at the ceremony or the feast.
mistake
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From this reading By good luck--or rather by using her common sense and divining the mistake--Hetty refused.
moment
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From this reading John had deferred his journey to the last moment, in order to stand godfather to Nancy's healthy firstborn.
Mr
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From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
Mrs
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From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
Nancy
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From this reading For weeks after, Nancy shuddered to think what might have happened if Hetty and her father had come face to face at the ceremony or the feast.
Nancy's
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From this reading John had deferred his journey to the last moment, in order to stand godfather to Nancy's healthy firstborn.
nearly
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From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
October
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John had deferred his journey to the last moment, in order to stand godfather to Nancy's healthy firstborn.
out
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From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
own
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From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
Oxford
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
peace
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From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
preach
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
proud
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From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
rather
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From this reading By good luck--or rather by using her common sense and divining the mistake--Hetty refused.
refused
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From this reading By good luck--or rather by using her common sense and divining the mistake--Hetty refused.
residence
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
sending
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From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
sense
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From this reading By good luck--or rather by using her common sense and divining the mistake--Hetty refused.
September
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
sermon
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
shuddered
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From this reading For weeks after, Nancy shuddered to think what might have happened if Hetty and her father had come face to face at the ceremony or the feast.
St
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
stand
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From this reading John had deferred his journey to the last moment, in order to stand godfather to Nancy's healthy firstborn.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
term
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For weeks after, Nancy shuddered to think what might have happened if Hetty and her father had come face to face at the ceremony or the feast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
travelled
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
two
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
up
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
using
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From this reading By good luck--or rather by using her common sense and divining the mistake--Hetty refused.
very
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From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
week
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From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
weeks
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From this reading For weeks after, Nancy shuddered to think what might have happened if Hetty and her father had come face to face at the ceremony or the feast.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For weeks after, Nancy shuddered to think what might have happened if Hetty and her father had come face to face at the ceremony or the feast.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Late in September, having been chosen to preach on St. Michael's Day in St. Michael's Church the sermon annually delivered by a Fellow of Lincoln, John travelled up to Oxford, whither Charles followed him a week or two later, to take up his residence in Christ Church, and be matriculated on the first day of the October term.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rɛkt/
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
Wright
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From this reading John Lambert--honest man and proud father--had honoured the event with a dinner, and very nearly wrecked his own domestic peace by sending out the invitations in his own hand and including Mr. and Mrs. Wright.
