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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 To his wife and sister he explained that he was not able, as yet, to take pleasure in such a party as this with Lady Anna.
able
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From this reading To his wife and sister he explained that he was not able, as yet, to take pleasure in such a party as this with Lady Anna.
absent
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From this reading The rector would not accompany them, excusing himself to the others generally on the ground that he could not be absent from his parish on those two days.
accompany
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From this reading The rector would not accompany them, excusing himself to the others generally on the ground that he could not be absent from his parish on those two days.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The visit to Wharfedale was fixed for Monday and Tuesday, and on the Monday morning they started, after an early breakfast.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The visit to Wharfedale was fixed for Monday and Tuesday, and on the Monday morning they started, after an early breakfast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The visit to Wharfedale was fixed for Monday and Tuesday, and on the Monday morning they started, after an early breakfast.
Anna
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From this reading The party consisted of Aunt Jane, Aunt Julia, Lady Anna, Minnie, and Mr. Cross, one of the rector's curates.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To his wife and sister he explained that he was not able, as yet, to take pleasure in such a party as this with Lady Anna.
Aunt
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From this reading The party consisted of Aunt Jane, Aunt Julia, Lady Anna, Minnie, and Mr. Cross, one of the rector's curates.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The rector would not accompany them, excusing himself to the others generally on the ground that he could not be absent from his parish on those two days.
breakfast
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From this reading The visit to Wharfedale was fixed for Monday and Tuesday, and on the Monday morning they started, after an early breakfast.
consisted
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From this reading The party consisted of Aunt Jane, Aunt Julia, Lady Anna, Minnie, and Mr. Cross, one of the rector's curates.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The rector would not accompany them, excusing himself to the others generally on the ground that he could not be absent from his parish on those two days.
Cross
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From this reading The party consisted of Aunt Jane, Aunt Julia, Lady Anna, Minnie, and Mr. Cross, one of the rector's curates.
curates
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From this reading The party consisted of Aunt Jane, Aunt Julia, Lady Anna, Minnie, and Mr. Cross, one of the rector's curates.
days
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From this reading The rector would not accompany them, excusing himself to the others generally on the ground that he could not be absent from his parish on those two days.
early
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From this reading The visit to Wharfedale was fixed for Monday and Tuesday, and on the Monday morning they started, after an early breakfast.
excusing
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From this reading The rector would not accompany them, excusing himself to the others generally on the ground that he could not be absent from his parish on those two days.
explained
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From this reading To his wife and sister he explained that he was not able, as yet, to take pleasure in such a party as this with Lady Anna.
fixed
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From this reading The visit to Wharfedale was fixed for Monday and Tuesday, and on the Monday morning they started, after an early breakfast.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The visit to Wharfedale was fixed for Monday and Tuesday, and on the Monday morning they started, after an early breakfast.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The rector would not accompany them, excusing himself to the others generally on the ground that he could not be absent from his parish on those two days.
generally
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From this reading The rector would not accompany them, excusing himself to the others generally on the ground that he could not be absent from his parish on those two days.
ground
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From this reading The rector would not accompany them, excusing himself to the others generally on the ground that he could not be absent from his parish on those two days.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rector would not accompany them, excusing himself to the others generally on the ground that he could not be absent from his parish on those two days.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The rector would not accompany them, excusing himself to the others generally on the ground that he could not be absent from his parish on those two days.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The rector would not accompany them, excusing himself to the others generally on the ground that he could not be absent from his parish on those two days.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To his wife and sister he explained that he was not able, as yet, to take pleasure in such a party as this with Lady Anna.
Jane
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From this reading The party consisted of Aunt Jane, Aunt Julia, Lady Anna, Minnie, and Mr. Cross, one of the rector's curates.
Julia
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From this reading The party consisted of Aunt Jane, Aunt Julia, Lady Anna, Minnie, and Mr. Cross, one of the rector's curates.
Lady
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From this reading The party consisted of Aunt Jane, Aunt Julia, Lady Anna, Minnie, and Mr. Cross, one of the rector's curates.
Minnie
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From this reading The party consisted of Aunt Jane, Aunt Julia, Lady Anna, Minnie, and Mr. Cross, one of the rector's curates.
Monday
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From this reading The visit to Wharfedale was fixed for Monday and Tuesday, and on the Monday morning they started, after an early breakfast.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The visit to Wharfedale was fixed for Monday and Tuesday, and on the Monday morning they started, after an early breakfast.
Mr
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From this reading The party consisted of Aunt Jane, Aunt Julia, Lady Anna, Minnie, and Mr. Cross, one of the rector's curates.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The rector would not accompany them, excusing himself to the others generally on the ground that he could not be absent from his parish on those two days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The party consisted of Aunt Jane, Aunt Julia, Lady Anna, Minnie, and Mr. Cross, one of the rector's curates.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The visit to Wharfedale was fixed for Monday and Tuesday, and on the Monday morning they started, after an early breakfast.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The party consisted of Aunt Jane, Aunt Julia, Lady Anna, Minnie, and Mr. Cross, one of the rector's curates.
others
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From this reading The rector would not accompany them, excusing himself to the others generally on the ground that he could not be absent from his parish on those two days.
parish
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From this reading The rector would not accompany them, excusing himself to the others generally on the ground that he could not be absent from his parish on those two days.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party consisted of Aunt Jane, Aunt Julia, Lady Anna, Minnie, and Mr. Cross, one of the rector's curates.
pleasure
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From this reading To his wife and sister he explained that he was not able, as yet, to take pleasure in such a party as this with Lady Anna.
rector
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From this reading The rector would not accompany them, excusing himself to the others generally on the ground that he could not be absent from his parish on those two days.
rector's
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From this reading The party consisted of Aunt Jane, Aunt Julia, Lady Anna, Minnie, and Mr. Cross, one of the rector's curates.
sister
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From this reading To his wife and sister he explained that he was not able, as yet, to take pleasure in such a party as this with Lady Anna.
started
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From this reading The visit to Wharfedale was fixed for Monday and Tuesday, and on the Monday morning they started, after an early breakfast.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To his wife and sister he explained that he was not able, as yet, to take pleasure in such a party as this with Lady Anna.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To his wife and sister he explained that he was not able, as yet, to take pleasure in such a party as this with Lady Anna.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The rector would not accompany them, excusing himself to the others generally on the ground that he could not be absent from his parish on those two days.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The visit to Wharfedale was fixed for Monday and Tuesday, and on the Monday morning they started, after an early breakfast.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The rector would not accompany them, excusing himself to the others generally on the ground that he could not be absent from his parish on those two days.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The visit to Wharfedale was fixed for Monday and Tuesday, and on the Monday morning they started, after an early breakfast.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To his wife and sister he explained that he was not able, as yet, to take pleasure in such a party as this with Lady Anna.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The rector would not accompany them, excusing himself to the others generally on the ground that he could not be absent from his parish on those two days.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The visit to Wharfedale was fixed for Monday and Tuesday, and on the Monday morning they started, after an early breakfast.
Tuesday
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From this reading The visit to Wharfedale was fixed for Monday and Tuesday, and on the Monday morning they started, after an early breakfast.
two
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From this reading The rector would not accompany them, excusing himself to the others generally on the ground that he could not be absent from his parish on those two days.
visit
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From this reading The visit to Wharfedale was fixed for Monday and Tuesday, and on the Monday morning they started, after an early breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The visit to Wharfedale was fixed for Monday and Tuesday, and on the Monday morning they started, after an early breakfast.
WHARFEDALE
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From this reading WHARFEDALE.
wife
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From this reading To his wife and sister he explained that he was not able, as yet, to take pleasure in such a party as this with Lady Anna.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To his wife and sister he explained that he was not able, as yet, to take pleasure in such a party as this with Lady Anna.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The rector would not accompany them, excusing himself to the others generally on the ground that he could not be absent from his parish on those two days.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading To his wife and sister he explained that he was not able, as yet, to take pleasure in such a party as this with Lady Anna.
