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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 Sir John Joram had been obliged to answer a letter from the squire by saying that, as soon as there was anything to tell the tidings would assuredly be communicated to him from the Home Office.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading To raise hopes which, after all, might be fallacious, would have been, on his part, a great fault.
all
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From this reading The letter had seemed to be cold and almost uncivil; but Sir John had in truth said all that he could say.
almost
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From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
answer
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From this reading Sir John Joram had been obliged to answer a letter from the squire by saying that, as soon as there was anything to tell the tidings would assuredly be communicated to him from the Home Office.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Sir John Joram had been obliged to answer a letter from the squire by saying that, as soon as there was anything to tell the tidings would assuredly be communicated to him from the Home Office.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
assuredly
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From this reading Sir John Joram had been obliged to answer a letter from the squire by saying that, as soon as there was anything to tell the tidings would assuredly be communicated to him from the Home Office.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sir John Joram had been obliged to answer a letter from the squire by saying that, as soon as there was anything to tell the tidings would assuredly be communicated to him from the Home Office.
becoming
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From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sir John Joram had been obliged to answer a letter from the squire by saying that, as soon as there was anything to tell the tidings would assuredly be communicated to him from the Home Office.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The letter had seemed to be cold and almost uncivil; but Sir John had in truth said all that he could say.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sir John Joram had been obliged to answer a letter from the squire by saying that, as soon as there was anything to tell the tidings would assuredly be communicated to him from the Home Office.
Caldigate
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From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
came
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From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
cold
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From this reading The letter had seemed to be cold and almost uncivil; but Sir John had in truth said all that he could say.
communicate
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From this reading There was nobody with whom they could communicate.
communicated
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From this reading Sir John Joram had been obliged to answer a letter from the squire by saying that, as soon as there was anything to tell the tidings would assuredly be communicated to him from the Home Office.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was nobody with whom they could communicate.
despondent
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From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
fallacious
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From this reading To raise hopes which, after all, might be fallacious, would have been, on his part, a great fault.
fault
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From this reading To raise hopes which, after all, might be fallacious, would have been, on his part, a great fault.
Folking
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From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To raise hopes which, after all, might be fallacious, would have been, on his part, a great fault.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To raise hopes which, after all, might be fallacious, would have been, on his part, a great fault.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The letter had seemed to be cold and almost uncivil; but Sir John had in truth said all that he could say.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sir John Joram had been obliged to answer a letter from the squire by saying that, as soon as there was anything to tell the tidings would assuredly be communicated to him from the Home Office.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To raise hopes which, after all, might be fallacious, would have been, on his part, a great fault.
Home
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From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
hopes
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From this reading To raise hopes which, after all, might be fallacious, would have been, on his part, a great fault.
impatient
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From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The letter had seemed to be cold and almost uncivil; but Sir John had in truth said all that he could say.
information
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From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
inhabitants
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From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
John
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From this reading Sir John Joram had been obliged to answer a letter from the squire by saying that, as soon as there was anything to tell the tidings would assuredly be communicated to him from the Home Office.
Joram
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From this reading Sir John Joram had been obliged to answer a letter from the squire by saying that, as soon as there was anything to tell the tidings would assuredly be communicated to him from the Home Office.
letter
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From this reading Sir John Joram had been obliged to answer a letter from the squire by saying that, as soon as there was anything to tell the tidings would assuredly be communicated to him from the Home Office.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading To raise hopes which, after all, might be fallacious, would have been, on his part, a great fault.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading There was nobody with whom they could communicate.
obliged
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From this reading Sir John Joram had been obliged to answer a letter from the squire by saying that, as soon as there was anything to tell the tidings would assuredly be communicated to him from the Home Office.
October
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From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
Office
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From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To raise hopes which, after all, might be fallacious, would have been, on his part, a great fault.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To raise hopes which, after all, might be fallacious, would have been, on his part, a great fault.
raise
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From this reading To raise hopes which, after all, might be fallacious, would have been, on his part, a great fault.
reached
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From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
said
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From this reading The letter had seemed to be cold and almost uncivil; but Sir John had in truth said all that he could say.
say
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From this reading The letter had seemed to be cold and almost uncivil; but Sir John had in truth said all that he could say.
saying
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From this reading Sir John Joram had been obliged to answer a letter from the squire by saying that, as soon as there was anything to tell the tidings would assuredly be communicated to him from the Home Office.
Secretary
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From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The letter had seemed to be cold and almost uncivil; but Sir John had in truth said all that he could say.
Sir
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From this reading Sir John Joram had been obliged to answer a letter from the squire by saying that, as soon as there was anything to tell the tidings would assuredly be communicated to him from the Home Office.
soon
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From this reading Sir John Joram had been obliged to answer a letter from the squire by saying that, as soon as there was anything to tell the tidings would assuredly be communicated to him from the Home Office.
Squire
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From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
State's
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From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir John Joram had been obliged to answer a letter from the squire by saying that, as soon as there was anything to tell the tidings would assuredly be communicated to him from the Home Office.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sir John Joram had been obliged to answer a letter from the squire by saying that, as soon as there was anything to tell the tidings would assuredly be communicated to him from the Home Office.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
there
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From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was nobody with whom they could communicate.
tidings
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From this reading Sir John Joram had been obliged to answer a letter from the squire by saying that, as soon as there was anything to tell the tidings would assuredly be communicated to him from the Home Office.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir John Joram had been obliged to answer a letter from the squire by saying that, as soon as there was anything to tell the tidings would assuredly be communicated to him from the Home Office.
truth
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From this reading The letter had seemed to be cold and almost uncivil; but Sir John had in truth said all that he could say.
two
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From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
uncivil
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From this reading The letter had seemed to be cold and almost uncivil; but Sir John had in truth said all that he could say.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nobody with whom they could communicate.
well
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From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To raise hopes which, after all, might be fallacious, would have been, on his part, a great fault.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was nobody with whom they could communicate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was nobody with whom they could communicate.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sir John Joram had been obliged to answer a letter from the squire by saying that, as soon as there was anything to tell the tidings would assuredly be communicated to him from the Home Office.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Squire Caldigate at the Home Office When October came no information from the Secretary of State's office had yet reached Folking, and the two inhabitants there were becoming almost despondent as well as impatient.
