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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 Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He would never have held his own, nor been permitted to have an independent opinion on matters aristocratic, but for the well-sounding name of his relations, "the Digbies."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The colonel was stately in right of his military rank and his services in India; Mrs. Pompley was majestic in right of her connections.
aristocratic
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From this reading He would never have held his own, nor been permitted to have an independent opinion on matters aristocratic, but for the well-sounding name of his relations, "the Digbies."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The first people at Screwstown were indisputably the Pompleys.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Colonel Pompley was grand, but Mrs. Pompley was grander.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Pompley was grand, but Mrs. Pompley was grander.
connection
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From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
connections
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From this reading The colonel was stately in right of his military rank and his services in India; Mrs. Pompley was majestic in right of her connections.
crushed
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From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
Digbies
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From this reading He would never have held his own, nor been permitted to have an independent opinion on matters aristocratic, but for the well-sounding name of his relations, "the Digbies."
dignities
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From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
enabled
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From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first people at Screwstown were indisputably the Pompleys.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He would never have held his own, nor been permitted to have an independent opinion on matters aristocratic, but for the well-sounding name of his relations, "the Digbies."
grand
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From this reading Colonel Pompley was grand, but Mrs. Pompley was grander.
grander
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From this reading Colonel Pompley was grand, but Mrs. Pompley was grander.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
heaped
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From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
held
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From this reading He would never have held his own, nor been permitted to have an independent opinion on matters aristocratic, but for the well-sounding name of his relations, "the Digbies."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The colonel was stately in right of his military rank and his services in India; Mrs. Pompley was majestic in right of her connections.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The colonel was stately in right of his military rank and his services in India; Mrs. Pompley was majestic in right of her connections.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The colonel was stately in right of his military rank and his services in India; Mrs. Pompley was majestic in right of her connections.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
independent
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From this reading He would never have held his own, nor been permitted to have an independent opinion on matters aristocratic, but for the well-sounding name of his relations, "the Digbies."
India
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From this reading The colonel was stately in right of his military rank and his services in India; Mrs. Pompley was majestic in right of her connections.
indisputably
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From this reading The first people at Screwstown were indisputably the Pompleys.
lady
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From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
majestic
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From this reading The colonel was stately in right of his military rank and his services in India; Mrs. Pompley was majestic in right of her connections.
matters
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From this reading He would never have held his own, nor been permitted to have an independent opinion on matters aristocratic, but for the well-sounding name of his relations, "the Digbies."
military
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From this reading The colonel was stately in right of his military rank and his services in India; Mrs. Pompley was majestic in right of her connections.
Mrs
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From this reading Colonel Pompley was grand, but Mrs. Pompley was grander.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would never have held his own, nor been permitted to have an independent opinion on matters aristocratic, but for the well-sounding name of his relations, "the Digbies."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would never have held his own, nor been permitted to have an independent opinion on matters aristocratic, but for the well-sounding name of his relations, "the Digbies."
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He would never have held his own, nor been permitted to have an independent opinion on matters aristocratic, but for the well-sounding name of his relations, "the Digbies."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The colonel was stately in right of his military rank and his services in India; Mrs. Pompley was majestic in right of her connections.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He would never have held his own, nor been permitted to have an independent opinion on matters aristocratic, but for the well-sounding name of his relations, "the Digbies."
opinion
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From this reading He would never have held his own, nor been permitted to have an independent opinion on matters aristocratic, but for the well-sounding name of his relations, "the Digbies."
own
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From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
people
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From this reading The first people at Screwstown were indisputably the Pompleys.
permitted
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From this reading He would never have held his own, nor been permitted to have an independent opinion on matters aristocratic, but for the well-sounding name of his relations, "the Digbies."
Pompley
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From this reading Colonel Pompley was grand, but Mrs. Pompley was grander.
Pompleys
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From this reading The first people at Screwstown were indisputably the Pompleys.
position
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From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
prop
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From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
rank
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From this reading The colonel was stately in right of his military rank and his services in India; Mrs. Pompley was majestic in right of her connections.
relations
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From this reading He would never have held his own, nor been permitted to have an independent opinion on matters aristocratic, but for the well-sounding name of his relations, "the Digbies."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The colonel was stately in right of his military rank and his services in India; Mrs. Pompley was majestic in right of her connections.
Screwstown
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From this reading The first people at Screwstown were indisputably the Pompleys.
services
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From this reading The colonel was stately in right of his military rank and his services in India; Mrs. Pompley was majestic in right of her connections.
stately
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From this reading The colonel was stately in right of his military rank and his services in India; Mrs. Pompley was majestic in right of her connections.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first people at Screwstown were indisputably the Pompleys.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Colonel Pompley was grand, but Mrs. Pompley was grander.
weight
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From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
well-sounding
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From this reading He would never have held his own, nor been permitted to have an independent opinion on matters aristocratic, but for the well-sounding name of his relations, "the Digbies."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The first people at Screwstown were indisputably the Pompleys.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Indeed, Colonel Pompley himself would have been crushed under the weight of the dignities which his lady heaped upon him, if he had not been enabled to prop his position with a "connection" of his own.
