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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 Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was a fine, well-set-up, gentlemanly young fellow, a keen tennis player, with no haw-haw humbug about him, therefore the Honourable Pelham heartily endorsed his wife’s hospitality.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
becoming
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From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
Brande
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From this reading And Mrs. Brande had demonstrated that she was not a woman of words only.
calls
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From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
demonstrated
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From this reading And Mrs. Brande had demonstrated that she was not a woman of words only.
endorsed
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From this reading He was a fine, well-set-up, gentlemanly young fellow, a keen tennis player, with no haw-haw humbug about him, therefore the Honourable Pelham heartily endorsed his wife’s hospitality.
eyes
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From this reading She had given young Jervis a general and urgent invitation to her house--moreover, he found favour in her husband’s eyes.
familiarized
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From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
favour
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From this reading She had given young Jervis a general and urgent invitation to her house--moreover, he found favour in her husband’s eyes.
fellow
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From this reading He was a fine, well-set-up, gentlemanly young fellow, a keen tennis player, with no haw-haw humbug about him, therefore the Honourable Pelham heartily endorsed his wife’s hospitality.
fine
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From this reading He was a fine, well-set-up, gentlemanly young fellow, a keen tennis player, with no haw-haw humbug about him, therefore the Honourable Pelham heartily endorsed his wife’s hospitality.
found
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From this reading She had given young Jervis a general and urgent invitation to her house--moreover, he found favour in her husband’s eyes.
general
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From this reading She had given young Jervis a general and urgent invitation to her house--moreover, he found favour in her husband’s eyes.
gentlemanly
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From this reading He was a fine, well-set-up, gentlemanly young fellow, a keen tennis player, with no haw-haw humbug about him, therefore the Honourable Pelham heartily endorsed his wife’s hospitality.
given
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From this reading She had given young Jervis a general and urgent invitation to her house--moreover, he found favour in her husband’s eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
haw-haw
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From this reading He was a fine, well-set-up, gentlemanly young fellow, a keen tennis player, with no haw-haw humbug about him, therefore the Honourable Pelham heartily endorsed his wife’s hospitality.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had given young Jervis a general and urgent invitation to her house--moreover, he found favour in her husband’s eyes.
heartily
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From this reading He was a fine, well-set-up, gentlemanly young fellow, a keen tennis player, with no haw-haw humbug about him, therefore the Honourable Pelham heartily endorsed his wife’s hospitality.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was a fine, well-set-up, gentlemanly young fellow, a keen tennis player, with no haw-haw humbug about him, therefore the Honourable Pelham heartily endorsed his wife’s hospitality.
Hindustani
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From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a fine, well-set-up, gentlemanly young fellow, a keen tennis player, with no haw-haw humbug about him, therefore the Honourable Pelham heartily endorsed his wife’s hospitality.
Honor
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From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
Honourable
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From this reading He was a fine, well-set-up, gentlemanly young fellow, a keen tennis player, with no haw-haw humbug about him, therefore the Honourable Pelham heartily endorsed his wife’s hospitality.
hospitality
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From this reading He was a fine, well-set-up, gentlemanly young fellow, a keen tennis player, with no haw-haw humbug about him, therefore the Honourable Pelham heartily endorsed his wife’s hospitality.
house
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From this reading She had given young Jervis a general and urgent invitation to her house--moreover, he found favour in her husband’s eyes.
humbug
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From this reading He was a fine, well-set-up, gentlemanly young fellow, a keen tennis player, with no haw-haw humbug about him, therefore the Honourable Pelham heartily endorsed his wife’s hospitality.
husband's
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From this reading She had given young Jervis a general and urgent invitation to her house--moreover, he found favour in her husband’s eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had given young Jervis a general and urgent invitation to her house--moreover, he found favour in her husband’s eyes.
invitation
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From this reading She had given young Jervis a general and urgent invitation to her house--moreover, he found favour in her husband’s eyes.
Jervis
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From this reading She had given young Jervis a general and urgent invitation to her house--moreover, he found favour in her husband’s eyes.
keen
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From this reading He was a fine, well-set-up, gentlemanly young fellow, a keen tennis player, with no haw-haw humbug about him, therefore the Honourable Pelham heartily endorsed his wife’s hospitality.
made
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From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
mean
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From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading She had given young Jervis a general and urgent invitation to her house--moreover, he found favour in her husband’s eyes.
Mrs
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From this reading And Mrs. Brande had demonstrated that she was not a woman of words only.
new
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From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And Mrs. Brande had demonstrated that she was not a woman of words only.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TABLE OF PRECEDENCE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
only
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From this reading And Mrs. Brande had demonstrated that she was not a woman of words only.
Pelham
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From this reading He was a fine, well-set-up, gentlemanly young fellow, a keen tennis player, with no haw-haw humbug about him, therefore the Honourable Pelham heartily endorsed his wife’s hospitality.
picked
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From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
player
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From this reading He was a fine, well-set-up, gentlemanly young fellow, a keen tennis player, with no haw-haw humbug about him, therefore the Honourable Pelham heartily endorsed his wife’s hospitality.
PRECEDENCE
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From this reading THE TABLE OF PRECEDENCE.
round
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From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
shown
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From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
skill
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From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
some
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From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
surroundings
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From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
TABLE
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From this reading THE TABLE OF PRECEDENCE.
tennis
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From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TABLE OF PRECEDENCE.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He was a fine, well-set-up, gentlemanly young fellow, a keen tennis player, with no haw-haw humbug about him, therefore the Honourable Pelham heartily endorsed his wife’s hospitality.
Time
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From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had given young Jervis a general and urgent invitation to her house--moreover, he found favour in her husband’s eyes.
up
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From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
urgent
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From this reading She had given young Jervis a general and urgent invitation to her house--moreover, he found favour in her husband’s eyes.
useful
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From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
well-set-up
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From this reading He was a fine, well-set-up, gentlemanly young fellow, a keen tennis player, with no haw-haw humbug about him, therefore the Honourable Pelham heartily endorsed his wife’s hospitality.
wife's
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From this reading He was a fine, well-set-up, gentlemanly young fellow, a keen tennis player, with no haw-haw humbug about him, therefore the Honourable Pelham heartily endorsed his wife’s hospitality.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
woman
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From this reading And Mrs. Brande had demonstrated that she was not a woman of words only.
words
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From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
wore
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From this reading Time wore on; Honor was becoming familiarized with her new surroundings, had picked up some useful Hindustani words, made a round of calls, and shown that she had no mean skill at tennis.
young
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From this reading She had given young Jervis a general and urgent invitation to her house--moreover, he found favour in her husband’s eyes.
