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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 Why people who want to get married and are in a position to get married don’t do so at once I cannot understand.
accept
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From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Gascoyne and I were to be married the following spring.
any
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From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why people who want to get married and are in a position to get married don’t do so at once I cannot understand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why people who want to get married and are in a position to get married don’t do so at once I cannot understand.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miss Gascoyne and I were to be married the following spring.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
cannot
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From this reading Why people who want to get married and are in a position to get married don’t do so at once I cannot understand.
declined
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From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
departure
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From this reading At the same time, they regarded the departure of Edith from under their roof with no little gloom.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why people who want to get married and are in a position to get married don’t do so at once I cannot understand.
don't
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From this reading Why people who want to get married and are in a position to get married don’t do so at once I cannot understand.
Edith
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From this reading At the same time, they regarded the departure of Edith from under their roof with no little gloom.
enough
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From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
fancy
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From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
following
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From this reading Miss Gascoyne and I were to be married the following spring.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the same time, they regarded the departure of Edith from under their roof with no little gloom.
Gascoyne
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From this reading Miss Gascoyne and I were to be married the following spring.
generous-minded
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get
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From this reading Why people who want to get married and are in a position to get married don’t do so at once I cannot understand.
gloom
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From this reading At the same time, they regarded the departure of Edith from under their roof with no little gloom.
half
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From this reading Miss Gascoyne insisted on settling half her income on me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Gascoyne insisted on settling half her income on me.
hints
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From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Miss Gascoyne and I were to be married the following spring.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why people who want to get married and are in a position to get married don’t do so at once I cannot understand.
income
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From this reading Miss Gascoyne insisted on settling half her income on me.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Miss Gascoyne insisted on settling half her income on me.
justice
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From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
liked
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From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
little
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From this reading At the same time, they regarded the departure of Edith from under their roof with no little gloom.
live
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From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
married
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From this reading Miss Gascoyne and I were to be married the following spring.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Gascoyne insisted on settling half her income on me.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Gascoyne and I were to be married the following spring.
Mr
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From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
Mrs
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From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At the same time, they regarded the departure of Edith from under their roof with no little gloom.
objection
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From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
once
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From this reading Why people who want to get married and are in a position to get married don’t do so at once I cannot understand.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
people
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From this reading Why people who want to get married and are in a position to get married don’t do so at once I cannot understand.
position
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From this reading Why people who want to get married and are in a position to get married don’t do so at once I cannot understand.
quite
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From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
regarded
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From this reading At the same time, they regarded the departure of Edith from under their roof with no little gloom.
resolutely
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From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
roof
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From this reading At the same time, they regarded the departure of Edith from under their roof with no little gloom.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading At the same time, they regarded the departure of Edith from under their roof with no little gloom.
see
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From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
settling
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From this reading Miss Gascoyne insisted on settling half her income on me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why people who want to get married and are in a position to get married don’t do so at once I cannot understand.
spring
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From this reading Miss Gascoyne and I were to be married the following spring.
subject
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From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Gascoyne and I were to be married the following spring.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At the same time, they regarded the departure of Edith from under their roof with no little gloom.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
time
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From this reading At the same time, they regarded the departure of Edith from under their roof with no little gloom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Gascoyne and I were to be married the following spring.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading At the same time, they regarded the departure of Edith from under their roof with no little gloom.
understand
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From this reading Why people who want to get married and are in a position to get married don’t do so at once I cannot understand.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
want
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From this reading Why people who want to get married and are in a position to get married don’t do so at once I cannot understand.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Miss Gascoyne and I were to be married the following spring.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Why people who want to get married and are in a position to get married don’t do so at once I cannot understand.
Why
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From this reading Why people who want to get married and are in a position to get married don’t do so at once I cannot understand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I fancy Mr. and Mrs. Gascoyne would have liked us to live with them, but we resolutely declined to accept any hints on the subject, and they were quite generous-minded enough to see the justice of our objection.
