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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 When Peregrine got back to The Cleeve he learned that there was a lady with his mother.
all
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From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
any
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From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
back
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From this reading When Peregrine got back to The Cleeve he learned that there was a lady with his mother.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had by this time partially succeeded in reasoning himself out of his despondency.
Cleeve
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From this reading When Peregrine got back to The Cleeve he learned that there was a lady with his mother.
daughter's
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From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
despondency
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From this reading He had by this time partially succeeded in reasoning himself out of his despondency.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
family
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From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
far
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From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
favour
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From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
FURNIVAL'S
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From this reading FURNIVAL'S JOURNEY TO HAMWORTH.
got
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From this reading When Peregrine got back to The Cleeve he learned that there was a lady with his mother.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had by this time partially succeeded in reasoning himself out of his despondency.
HAMWORTH
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From this reading FURNIVAL'S JOURNEY TO HAMWORTH.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Peregrine got back to The Cleeve he learned that there was a lady with his mother.
heart
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From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had by this time partially succeeded in reasoning himself out of his despondency.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Peregrine got back to The Cleeve he learned that there was a lady with his mother.
important
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From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had by this time partially succeeded in reasoning himself out of his despondency.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
JOURNEYnounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FURNIVAL'S JOURNEY TO HAMWORTH.
lady
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From this reading When Peregrine got back to The Cleeve he learned that there was a lady with his mother.
learned
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From this reading When Peregrine got back to The Cleeve he learned that there was a lady with his mother.
marry
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From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
most
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From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
mother
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From this reading When Peregrine got back to The Cleeve he learned that there was a lady with his mother.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had by this time partially succeeded in reasoning himself out of his despondency.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
out
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From this reading He had by this time partially succeeded in reasoning himself out of his despondency.
partially
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From this reading He had by this time partially succeeded in reasoning himself out of his despondency.
Peregrine
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From this reading When Peregrine got back to The Cleeve he learned that there was a lady with his mother.
preoccupied
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From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
proposition
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From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
rate
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From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
reasoning
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From this reading He had by this time partially succeeded in reasoning himself out of his despondency.
regarded
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From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
Staveley
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From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
subject
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From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
succeeded
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From this reading He had by this time partially succeeded in reasoning himself out of his despondency.
suspicion
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From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Peregrine got back to The Cleeve he learned that there was a lady with his mother.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Peregrine got back to The Cleeve he learned that there was a lady with his mother.
there
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From this reading When Peregrine got back to The Cleeve he learned that there was a lady with his mother.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had by this time partially succeeded in reasoning himself out of his despondency.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had by this time partially succeeded in reasoning himself out of his despondency.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FURNIVAL'S JOURNEY TO HAMWORTH.
views
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From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Peregrine got back to The Cleeve he learned that there was a lady with his mother.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Peregrine got back to The Cleeve he learned that there was a lady with his mother.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He had learned at any rate that his proposition to marry into the Staveley family had been regarded with favour by all that family except the one whose views on that subject were by far the most important to him; and he had learned, as he thought, that Lady Staveley had no suspicion that her daughter's heart was preoccupied.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Peregrine got back to The Cleeve he learned that there was a lady with his mother.
