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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 Now Riccabocca was a professed philosopher, and valued himself on his penetration into the motives of human conduct.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And, as well-bred ladies rarely indulge "little tempers" in the presence of a third person not of the family, so Dr. Riccabocca instantly concluded that he was invited to stand between the pot and the luck!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
begged
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From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading And, as well-bred ladies rarely indulge "little tempers" in the presence of a third person not of the family, so Dr. Riccabocca instantly concluded that he was invited to stand between the pot and the luck!
calls
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From this reading Will you venture on what our homely language calls 'pot-luck,' Doctor?"
complacency
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From this reading And when the parson thus invited him to pot-luck, he smiled with a kind of lofty complacency; for Mrs. Dale enjoyed the reputation of having what her friends styled "her little tempers."
concluded
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From this reading And, as well-bred ladies rarely indulge "little tempers" in the presence of a third person not of the family, so Dr. Riccabocca instantly concluded that he was invited to stand between the pot and the luck!
conduct
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From this reading Now Riccabocca was a professed philosopher, and valued himself on his penetration into the motives of human conduct.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
Dale
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From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
dinner-time
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From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Will you venture on what our homely language calls 'pot-luck,' Doctor?"
Dr
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From this reading And, as well-bred ladies rarely indulge "little tempers" in the presence of a third person not of the family, so Dr. Riccabocca instantly concluded that he was invited to stand between the pot and the luck!
enjoyed
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From this reading And when the parson thus invited him to pot-luck, he smiled with a kind of lofty complacency; for Mrs. Dale enjoyed the reputation of having what her friends styled "her little tempers."
family
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From this reading And, as well-bred ladies rarely indulge "little tempers" in the presence of a third person not of the family, so Dr. Riccabocca instantly concluded that he was invited to stand between the pot and the luck!
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And when the parson thus invited him to pot-luck, he smiled with a kind of lofty complacency; for Mrs. Dale enjoyed the reputation of having what her friends styled "her little tempers."
Four
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From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
friends
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From this reading And when the parson thus invited him to pot-luck, he smiled with a kind of lofty complacency; for Mrs. Dale enjoyed the reputation of having what her friends styled "her little tempers."
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And when the parson thus invited him to pot-luck, he smiled with a kind of lofty complacency; for Mrs. Dale enjoyed the reputation of having what her friends styled "her little tempers."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when the parson thus invited him to pot-luck, he smiled with a kind of lofty complacency; for Mrs. Dale enjoyed the reputation of having what her friends styled "her little tempers."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And when the parson thus invited him to pot-luck, he smiled with a kind of lofty complacency; for Mrs. Dale enjoyed the reputation of having what her friends styled "her little tempers."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And when the parson thus invited him to pot-luck, he smiled with a kind of lofty complacency; for Mrs. Dale enjoyed the reputation of having what her friends styled "her little tempers."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now Riccabocca was a professed philosopher, and valued himself on his penetration into the motives of human conduct.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
homely
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From this reading Will you venture on what our homely language calls 'pot-luck,' Doctor?"
hour
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From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
human
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From this reading Now Riccabocca was a professed philosopher, and valued himself on his penetration into the motives of human conduct.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, as well-bred ladies rarely indulge "little tempers" in the presence of a third person not of the family, so Dr. Riccabocca instantly concluded that he was invited to stand between the pot and the luck!
indulge
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From this reading And, as well-bred ladies rarely indulge "little tempers" in the presence of a third person not of the family, so Dr. Riccabocca instantly concluded that he was invited to stand between the pot and the luck!
instantly
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From this reading And, as well-bred ladies rarely indulge "little tempers" in the presence of a third person not of the family, so Dr. Riccabocca instantly concluded that he was invited to stand between the pot and the luck!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now Riccabocca was a professed philosopher, and valued himself on his penetration into the motives of human conduct.
invited
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From this reading And when the parson thus invited him to pot-luck, he smiled with a kind of lofty complacency; for Mrs. Dale enjoyed the reputation of having what her friends styled "her little tempers."
kind
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From this reading And when the parson thus invited him to pot-luck, he smiled with a kind of lofty complacency; for Mrs. Dale enjoyed the reputation of having what her friends styled "her little tempers."
ladies
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From this reading And, as well-bred ladies rarely indulge "little tempers" in the presence of a third person not of the family, so Dr. Riccabocca instantly concluded that he was invited to stand between the pot and the luck!
language
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From this reading Will you venture on what our homely language calls 'pot-luck,' Doctor?"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when the parson thus invited him to pot-luck, he smiled with a kind of lofty complacency; for Mrs. Dale enjoyed the reputation of having what her friends styled "her little tempers."
lofty
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From this reading And when the parson thus invited him to pot-luck, he smiled with a kind of lofty complacency; for Mrs. Dale enjoyed the reputation of having what her friends styled "her little tempers."
looking
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From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
luck
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From this reading And, as well-bred ladies rarely indulge "little tempers" in the presence of a third person not of the family, so Dr. Riccabocca instantly concluded that he was invited to stand between the pot and the luck!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
motives
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From this reading Now Riccabocca was a professed philosopher, and valued himself on his penetration into the motives of human conduct.
Mrs
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From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And, as well-bred ladies rarely indulge "little tempers" in the presence of a third person not of the family, so Dr. Riccabocca instantly concluded that he was invited to stand between the pot and the luck!
Now
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From this reading Now Riccabocca was a professed philosopher, and valued himself on his penetration into the motives of human conduct.
o'clock
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From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Will you venture on what our homely language calls 'pot-luck,' Doctor?"
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Will you venture on what our homely language calls 'pot-luck,' Doctor?"
parson
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From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
particularly
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From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
penetration
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From this reading Now Riccabocca was a professed philosopher, and valued himself on his penetration into the motives of human conduct.
person
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From this reading And, as well-bred ladies rarely indulge "little tempers" in the presence of a third person not of the family, so Dr. Riccabocca instantly concluded that he was invited to stand between the pot and the luck!
philosopher
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From this reading Now Riccabocca was a professed philosopher, and valued himself on his penetration into the motives of human conduct.
pot
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From this reading And, as well-bred ladies rarely indulge "little tempers" in the presence of a third person not of the family, so Dr. Riccabocca instantly concluded that he was invited to stand between the pot and the luck!
pot-luck
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From this reading Will you venture on what our homely language calls 'pot-luck,' Doctor?"
presence
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From this reading And, as well-bred ladies rarely indulge "little tempers" in the presence of a third person not of the family, so Dr. Riccabocca instantly concluded that he was invited to stand between the pot and the luck!
professed
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From this reading Now Riccabocca was a professed philosopher, and valued himself on his penetration into the motives of human conduct.
punctual
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From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
rarely
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From this reading And, as well-bred ladies rarely indulge "little tempers" in the presence of a third person not of the family, so Dr. Riccabocca instantly concluded that he was invited to stand between the pot and the luck!
reputation
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From this reading And when the parson thus invited him to pot-luck, he smiled with a kind of lofty complacency; for Mrs. Dale enjoyed the reputation of having what her friends styled "her little tempers."
Riccabocca
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From this reading Now Riccabocca was a professed philosopher, and valued himself on his penetration into the motives of human conduct.
sent
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From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
smiled
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From this reading And when the parson thus invited him to pot-luck, he smiled with a kind of lofty complacency; for Mrs. Dale enjoyed the reputation of having what her friends styled "her little tempers."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And, as well-bred ladies rarely indulge "little tempers" in the presence of a third person not of the family, so Dr. Riccabocca instantly concluded that he was invited to stand between the pot and the luck!
squire
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From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
stand
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From this reading And, as well-bred ladies rarely indulge "little tempers" in the presence of a third person not of the family, so Dr. Riccabocca instantly concluded that he was invited to stand between the pot and the luck!
styled
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From this reading And when the parson thus invited him to pot-luck, he smiled with a kind of lofty complacency; for Mrs. Dale enjoyed the reputation of having what her friends styled "her little tempers."
tempers
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From this reading And when the parson thus invited him to pot-luck, he smiled with a kind of lofty complacency; for Mrs. Dale enjoyed the reputation of having what her friends styled "her little tempers."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And, as well-bred ladies rarely indulge "little tempers" in the presence of a third person not of the family, so Dr. Riccabocca instantly concluded that he was invited to stand between the pot and the luck!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, as well-bred ladies rarely indulge "little tempers" in the presence of a third person not of the family, so Dr. Riccabocca instantly concluded that he was invited to stand between the pot and the luck!
thus
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From this reading And when the parson thus invited him to pot-luck, he smiled with a kind of lofty complacency; for Mrs. Dale enjoyed the reputation of having what her friends styled "her little tempers."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
trout
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From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
valued
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From this reading Now Riccabocca was a professed philosopher, and valued himself on his penetration into the motives of human conduct.
venture
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From this reading Will you venture on what our homely language calls 'pot-luck,' Doctor?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now Riccabocca was a professed philosopher, and valued himself on his penetration into the motives of human conduct.
watch
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From this reading "Four, o'clock," cried the parson, looking at his watch; "half an hour after dinner-time, and Mrs. Dale particularly begged me to be punctual, because of the fine trout the squire sent us.
well-bred
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From this reading And, as well-bred ladies rarely indulge "little tempers" in the presence of a third person not of the family, so Dr. Riccabocca instantly concluded that he was invited to stand between the pot and the luck!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Will you venture on what our homely language calls 'pot-luck,' Doctor?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when the parson thus invited him to pot-luck, he smiled with a kind of lofty complacency; for Mrs. Dale enjoyed the reputation of having what her friends styled "her little tempers."
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you venture on what our homely language calls 'pot-luck,' Doctor?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And when the parson thus invited him to pot-luck, he smiled with a kind of lofty complacency; for Mrs. Dale enjoyed the reputation of having what her friends styled "her little tempers."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you venture on what our homely language calls 'pot-luck,' Doctor?"
