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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 As he walked home from Mr. Low’s house in Bedford Square, he was by no means a triumphant man.
advice
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From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he was in love with Lady Laura Standish;--and, for aught he knew, Lady Laura Standish might be in love with him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
aught
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From this reading And he was in love with Lady Laura Standish;--and, for aught he knew, Lady Laura Standish might be in love with him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And he was in love with Lady Laura Standish;--and, for aught he knew, Lady Laura Standish might be in love with him.
Bedford
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From this reading As he walked home from Mr. Low’s house in Bedford Square, he was by no means a triumphant man.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been much more said between him and Mr. Low than could be laid before the reader in the last chapter.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There had been much more said between him and Mr. Low than could be laid before the reader in the last chapter.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There had been much more said between him and Mr. Low than could be laid before the reader in the last chapter.
Brentford's
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From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As he walked home from Mr. Low’s house in Bedford Square, he was by no means a triumphant man.
case
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From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
chapter
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From this reading There had been much more said between him and Mr. Low than could be laid before the reader in the last chapter.
Chiltern
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From this reading Mr. Low had urged him again and again, and had prevailed so far that Phineas, before he left the house, had promised to consider that suicidal expedient of the Chiltern Hundreds.
consider
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From this reading Mr. Low had urged him again and again, and had prevailed so far that Phineas, before he left the house, had promised to consider that suicidal expedient of the Chiltern Hundreds.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There had been much more said between him and Mr. Low than could be laid before the reader in the last chapter.
Dinner
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From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
expedient
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From this reading Mr. Low had urged him again and again, and had prevailed so far that Phineas, before he left the house, had promised to consider that suicidal expedient of the Chiltern Hundreds.
far
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From this reading Mr. Low had urged him again and again, and had prevailed so far that Phineas, before he left the house, had promised to consider that suicidal expedient of the Chiltern Hundreds.
Finn
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From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And he was in love with Lady Laura Standish;--and, for aught he knew, Lady Laura Standish might be in love with him.
friend
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From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he walked home from Mr. Low’s house in Bedford Square, he was by no means a triumphant man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been much more said between him and Mr. Low than could be laid before the reader in the last chapter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he was in love with Lady Laura Standish;--and, for aught he knew, Lady Laura Standish might be in love with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
home
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From this reading As he walked home from Mr. Low’s house in Bedford Square, he was by no means a triumphant man.
house
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From this reading As he walked home from Mr. Low’s house in Bedford Square, he was by no means a triumphant man.
Hundreds
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From this reading Mr. Low had urged him again and again, and had prevailed so far that Phineas, before he left the house, had promised to consider that suicidal expedient of the Chiltern Hundreds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
knew
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From this reading And he was in love with Lady Laura Standish;--and, for aught he knew, Lady Laura Standish might be in love with him.
Lady
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From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
laid
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From this reading There had been much more said between him and Mr. Low than could be laid before the reader in the last chapter.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been much more said between him and Mr. Low than could be laid before the reader in the last chapter.
Laura
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From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Low had urged him again and again, and had prevailed so far that Phineas, before he left the house, had promised to consider that suicidal expedient of the Chiltern Hundreds.
Lord
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From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
love
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From this reading And he was in love with Lady Laura Standish;--and, for aught he knew, Lady Laura Standish might be in love with him.
Low
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From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
Low's
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From this reading As he walked home from Mr. Low’s house in Bedford Square, he was by no means a triumphant man.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
man
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From this reading As he walked home from Mr. Low’s house in Bedford Square, he was by no means a triumphant man.
means
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From this reading As he walked home from Mr. Low’s house in Bedford Square, he was by no means a triumphant man.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And he was in love with Lady Laura Standish;--and, for aught he knew, Lady Laura Standish might be in love with him.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
more
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From this reading There had been much more said between him and Mr. Low than could be laid before the reader in the last chapter.
Mr
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From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
much
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From this reading There had been much more said between him and Mr. Low than could be laid before the reader in the last chapter.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
old
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From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
Phineas
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From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
prevailed
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From this reading Mr. Low had urged him again and again, and had prevailed so far that Phineas, before he left the house, had promised to consider that suicidal expedient of the Chiltern Hundreds.
promised
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From this reading Mr. Low had urged him again and again, and had prevailed so far that Phineas, before he left the house, had promised to consider that suicidal expedient of the Chiltern Hundreds.
reader
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From this reading There had been much more said between him and Mr. Low than could be laid before the reader in the last chapter.
resolve
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From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
said
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From this reading There had been much more said between him and Mr. Low than could be laid before the reader in the last chapter.
see
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From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr. Low had urged him again and again, and had prevailed so far that Phineas, before he left the house, had promised to consider that suicidal expedient of the Chiltern Hundreds.
Square
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From this reading As he walked home from Mr. Low’s house in Bedford Square, he was by no means a triumphant man.
Standish
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From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
suicidal
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From this reading Mr. Low had urged him again and again, and had prevailed so far that Phineas, before he left the house, had promised to consider that suicidal expedient of the Chiltern Hundreds.
taking
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From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There had been much more said between him and Mr. Low than could be laid before the reader in the last chapter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
There
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From this reading There had been much more said between him and Mr. Low than could be laid before the reader in the last chapter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
triumphant
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From this reading As he walked home from Mr. Low’s house in Bedford Square, he was by no means a triumphant man.
up
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From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lord Brentford’s Dinner No;--in such case as that,--should he resolve upon taking the advice of his old friend Mr. Low, Phineas Finn must make up his mind never to see Lady Laura Standish again!
urged
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From this reading Mr. Low had urged him again and again, and had prevailed so far that Phineas, before he left the house, had promised to consider that suicidal expedient of the Chiltern Hundreds.
walked
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From this reading As he walked home from Mr. Low’s house in Bedford Square, he was by no means a triumphant man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And he was in love with Lady Laura Standish;--and, for aught he knew, Lady Laura Standish might be in love with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And he was in love with Lady Laura Standish;--and, for aught he knew, Lady Laura Standish might be in love with him.
