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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 It had been very grievous to him to prefer a doubtful Lady Anna to a most indubitable Lady Fitzwarren.
ALONEnounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DANIEL THWAITE ALONE.
altogether
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From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
Anna
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From this reading It had been very grievous to him to prefer a doubtful Lady Anna to a most indubitable Lady Fitzwarren.
aside
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From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading These two were the Rev. Mr. Lovel, the uncle of the plaintiff, and Daniel Thwaite, the tailor, whose whole life had been passed in furthering the cause of the defendants.
cause
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From this reading These two were the Rev. Mr. Lovel, the uncle of the plaintiff, and Daniel Thwaite, the tailor, whose whole life had been passed in furthering the cause of the defendants.
court
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From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
DANIEL
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From this reading DANIEL THWAITE ALONE.
defendants
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From this reading These two were the Rev. Mr. Lovel, the uncle of the plaintiff, and Daniel Thwaite, the tailor, whose whole life had been passed in furthering the cause of the defendants.
disapprobation
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From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
doubtful
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From this reading It had been very grievous to him to prefer a doubtful Lady Anna to a most indubitable Lady Fitzwarren.
engaged
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From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
entertained
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From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
equal
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From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
exactly
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From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
Fitzwarren
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From this reading It had been very grievous to him to prefer a doubtful Lady Anna to a most indubitable Lady Fitzwarren.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
furthering
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From this reading These two were the Rev. Mr. Lovel, the uncle of the plaintiff, and Daniel Thwaite, the tailor, whose whole life had been passed in furthering the cause of the defendants.
grievousadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvəs/
very serious and causing great pain or suffering
From this reading It had been very grievous to him to prefer a doubtful Lady Anna to a most indubitable Lady Fitzwarren.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading These two were the Rev. Mr. Lovel, the uncle of the plaintiff, and Daniel Thwaite, the tailor, whose whole life had been passed in furthering the cause of the defendants.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
heard
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From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had been very grievous to him to prefer a doubtful Lady Anna to a most indubitable Lady Fitzwarren.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
house
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From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
ideas
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From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
indeed
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From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
indubitable
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From this reading It had been very grievous to him to prefer a doubtful Lady Anna to a most indubitable Lady Fitzwarren.
interest
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From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been very grievous to him to prefer a doubtful Lady Anna to a most indubitable Lady Fitzwarren.
lady
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From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
laid
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From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These two were the Rev. Mr. Lovel, the uncle of the plaintiff, and Daniel Thwaite, the tailor, whose whole life had been passed in furthering the cause of the defendants.
Lovel
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From this reading These two were the Rev. Mr. Lovel, the uncle of the plaintiff, and Daniel Thwaite, the tailor, whose whole life had been passed in furthering the cause of the defendants.
marry
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From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
moment
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From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
most
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From this reading It had been very grievous to him to prefer a doubtful Lady Anna to a most indubitable Lady Fitzwarren.
motives
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From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
Mr
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From this reading These two were the Rev. Mr. Lovel, the uncle of the plaintiff, and Daniel Thwaite, the tailor, whose whole life had been passed in furthering the cause of the defendants.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
old
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From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
opposite
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From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
parson
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From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These two were the Rev. Mr. Lovel, the uncle of the plaintiff, and Daniel Thwaite, the tailor, whose whole life had been passed in furthering the cause of the defendants.
perhaps
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From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
persons
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From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
plaintiff
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From this reading These two were the Rev. Mr. Lovel, the uncle of the plaintiff, and Daniel Thwaite, the tailor, whose whole life had been passed in furthering the cause of the defendants.
prefer
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From this reading It had been very grievous to him to prefer a doubtful Lady Anna to a most indubitable Lady Fitzwarren.
Rev
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From this reading These two were the Rev. Mr. Lovel, the uncle of the plaintiff, and Daniel Thwaite, the tailor, whose whole life had been passed in furthering the cause of the defendants.
reverted
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From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
Solicitor-General
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From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
statement
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From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
subject
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From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
suspicions
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From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
tailor
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From this reading These two were the Rev. Mr. Lovel, the uncle of the plaintiff, and Daniel Thwaite, the tailor, whose whole life had been passed in furthering the cause of the defendants.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
There
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From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These two were the Rev. Mr. Lovel, the uncle of the plaintiff, and Daniel Thwaite, the tailor, whose whole life had been passed in furthering the cause of the defendants.
THWAITE
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From this reading DANIEL THWAITE ALONE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
two
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From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
uncle
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From this reading These two were the Rev. Mr. Lovel, the uncle of the plaintiff, and Daniel Thwaite, the tailor, whose whole life had been passed in furthering the cause of the defendants.
very
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From this reading It had been very grievous to him to prefer a doubtful Lady Anna to a most indubitable Lady Fitzwarren.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
whole
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From this reading These two were the Rev. Mr. Lovel, the uncle of the plaintiff, and Daniel Thwaite, the tailor, whose whole life had been passed in furthering the cause of the defendants.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were two persons in the court who heard the statement of the Solicitor-General with equal interest,--and perhaps with equal disapprobation,--whose motives and ideas on the subject were exactly opposite.
young
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From this reading The parson, from the moment in which he had heard that the young lady whom he had entertained in his house had engaged herself to marry the tailor, had reverted to his old suspicions,--suspicions which, indeed, he had never altogether laid aside.
