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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 Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
act
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From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "My friend Ducie is solicitous to be introduced, Miss Effingham, that he may urge something in his own behalf concerning the commotion he has raised among us."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
apologise
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From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
attend
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From this reading We'll attend you there: Where, if you bring not Marcius, we'll proceed In our first way.
baronet
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From this reading For this purpose he had begged his friend the baronet to solicit a more regular introduction than that received through Captain Truck.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My friend Ducie is solicitous to be introduced, Miss Effingham, that he may urge something in his own behalf concerning the commotion he has raised among us."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
begged
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From this reading For this purpose he had begged his friend the baronet to solicit a more regular introduction than that received through Captain Truck.
behalf
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From this reading "My friend Ducie is solicitous to be introduced, Miss Effingham, that he may urge something in his own behalf concerning the commotion he has raised among us."
bring
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From this reading We'll attend you there: Where, if you bring not Marcius, we'll proceed In our first way.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
commotion
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From this reading "My friend Ducie is solicitous to be introduced, Miss Effingham, that he may urge something in his own behalf concerning the commotion he has raised among us."
concerning
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From this reading "My friend Ducie is solicitous to be introduced, Miss Effingham, that he may urge something in his own behalf concerning the commotion he has raised among us."
CORIOLANUS
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From this reading CORIOLANUS.
desire
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From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
Ducie
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From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
Effingham
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From this reading "My friend Ducie is solicitous to be introduced, Miss Effingham, that he may urge something in his own behalf concerning the commotion he has raised among us."
Eve
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From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
felt
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From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We'll attend you there: Where, if you bring not Marcius, we'll proceed In our first way.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
foregoing
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From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
friend
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From this reading For this purpose he had begged his friend the baronet to solicit a more regular introduction than that received through Captain Truck.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My friend Ducie is solicitous to be introduced, Miss Effingham, that he may urge something in his own behalf concerning the commotion he has raised among us."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For this purpose he had begged his friend the baronet to solicit a more regular introduction than that received through Captain Truck.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We'll attend you there: Where, if you bring not Marcius, we'll proceed In our first way.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We'll attend you there: Where, if you bring not Marcius, we'll proceed In our first way.
introduced
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From this reading "My friend Ducie is solicitous to be introduced, Miss Effingham, that he may urge something in his own behalf concerning the commotion he has raised among us."
introduction
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From this reading For this purpose he had begged his friend the baronet to solicit a more regular introduction than that received through Captain Truck.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My friend Ducie is solicitous to be introduced, Miss Effingham, that he may urge something in his own behalf concerning the commotion he has raised among us."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
Marcius
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From this reading We'll attend you there: Where, if you bring not Marcius, we'll proceed In our first way.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "My friend Ducie is solicitous to be introduced, Miss Effingham, that he may urge something in his own behalf concerning the commotion he has raised among us."
Miss
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From this reading "My friend Ducie is solicitous to be introduced, Miss Effingham, that he may urge something in his own behalf concerning the commotion he has raised among us."
more
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From this reading For this purpose he had begged his friend the baronet to solicit a more regular introduction than that received through Captain Truck.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My friend Ducie is solicitous to be introduced, Miss Effingham, that he may urge something in his own behalf concerning the commotion he has raised among us."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We'll attend you there: Where, if you bring not Marcius, we'll proceed In our first way.
obliged
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From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We'll attend you there: Where, if you bring not Marcius, we'll proceed In our first way.
own
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From this reading "My friend Ducie is solicitous to be introduced, Miss Effingham, that he may urge something in his own behalf concerning the commotion he has raised among us."
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
portion
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From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
proceed
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From this reading We'll attend you there: Where, if you bring not Marcius, we'll proceed In our first way.
purpose
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From this reading For this purpose he had begged his friend the baronet to solicit a more regular introduction than that received through Captain Truck.
raised
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From this reading "My friend Ducie is solicitous to be introduced, Miss Effingham, that he may urge something in his own behalf concerning the commotion he has raised among us."
received
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From this reading For this purpose he had begged his friend the baronet to solicit a more regular introduction than that received through Captain Truck.
regular
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From this reading For this purpose he had begged his friend the baronet to solicit a more regular introduction than that received through Captain Truck.
scene
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From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
solicit
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From this reading For this purpose he had begged his friend the baronet to solicit a more regular introduction than that received through Captain Truck.
solicitous
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From this reading "My friend Ducie is solicitous to be introduced, Miss Effingham, that he may urge something in his own behalf concerning the commotion he has raised among us."
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "My friend Ducie is solicitous to be introduced, Miss Effingham, that he may urge something in his own behalf concerning the commotion he has raised among us."
spectators
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From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For this purpose he had begged his friend the baronet to solicit a more regular introduction than that received through Captain Truck.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For this purpose he had begged his friend the baronet to solicit a more regular introduction than that received through Captain Truck.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
there
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From this reading We'll attend you there: Where, if you bring not Marcius, we'll proceed In our first way.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this purpose he had begged his friend the baronet to solicit a more regular introduction than that received through Captain Truck.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For this purpose he had begged his friend the baronet to solicit a more regular introduction than that received through Captain Truck.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
Truck
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From this reading For this purpose he had begged his friend the baronet to solicit a more regular introduction than that received through Captain Truck.
unwilling
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From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
urge
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From this reading "My friend Ducie is solicitous to be introduced, Miss Effingham, that he may urge something in his own behalf concerning the commotion he has raised among us."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My friend Ducie is solicitous to be introduced, Miss Effingham, that he may urge something in his own behalf concerning the commotion he has raised among us."
Viefville
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From this reading Eve and Mademoiselle Viefville had been unwilling spectators of a portion of the foregoing scene, and Captain Ducie felt a desire to apologise for the part he had been obliged to act in it.
way
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From this reading We'll attend you there: Where, if you bring not Marcius, we'll proceed In our first way.
We'll
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From this reading We'll attend you there: Where, if you bring not Marcius, we'll proceed In our first way.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We'll attend you there: Where, if you bring not Marcius, we'll proceed In our first way.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We'll attend you there: Where, if you bring not Marcius, we'll proceed In our first way.
