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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 About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
absolutely
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From this reading But now the short warning had absolutely come, and had come in such a shape as to upset everything at Manor Cross, and to upset many things at the Brotherton Deanery.
all
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From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
also
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From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
always
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From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
answering
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From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
any
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From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
away
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From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
BAD
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From this reading BAD TIDINGS.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
brother
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From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
Brotherton
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From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
came
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From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
careful
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From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now the short warning had absolutely come, and had come in such a shape as to upset everything at Manor Cross, and to upset many things at the Brotherton Deanery.
communication
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From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
Cross
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From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
day
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From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
Deanery
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From this reading But now the short warning had absolutely come, and had come in such a shape as to upset everything at Manor Cross, and to upset many things at the Brotherton Deanery.
disagreeable
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From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading But now the short warning had absolutely come, and had come in such a shape as to upset everything at Manor Cross, and to upset many things at the Brotherton Deanery.
frequently
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From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
George's
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From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
house
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From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
indeed
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From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
Italy
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From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
letter
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From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
Lord
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From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
Manor
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From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
many
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From this reading But now the short warning had absolutely come, and had come in such a shape as to upset everything at Manor Cross, and to upset many things at the Brotherton Deanery.
Marquis
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From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
marriage
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From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
middle
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From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
mother
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From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
much
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From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
now
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From this reading But now the short warning had absolutely come, and had come in such a shape as to upset everything at Manor Cross, and to upset many things at the Brotherton Deanery.
occasions
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From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
October
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From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
residence
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From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
said
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From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
shape
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From this reading But now the short warning had absolutely come, and had come in such a shape as to upset everything at Manor Cross, and to upset many things at the Brotherton Deanery.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
sisters
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From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
startled
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From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But now the short warning had absolutely come, and had come in such a shape as to upset everything at Manor Cross, and to upset many things at the Brotherton Deanery.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
then
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From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
there
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From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
things
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From this reading But now the short warning had absolutely come, and had come in such a shape as to upset everything at Manor Cross, and to upset many things at the Brotherton Deanery.
TIDINGS
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From this reading BAD TIDINGS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
trouble
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From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
upset
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From this reading But now the short warning had absolutely come, and had come in such a shape as to upset everything at Manor Cross, and to upset many things at the Brotherton Deanery.
very
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From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
want
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From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
warned
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From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
warning
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From this reading He had warned his brother that he might himself want the house at Manor Cross; but he had said the same thing frequently during his residence in Italy, being always careful to make his mother and sisters understand that they might have to take themselves away any day at a very short warning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading About the middle of October, there came a letter from the Marquis of Brotherton to his brother, which startled them all at Manor Cross very much indeed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In answering Lord George's communication as to the marriage, the Marquis had been mysterious and disagreeable;--but then he was always disagreeable and would on occasions take the trouble to be mysterious also.
