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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
all
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From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
also
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From this reading And he found some consolation also in the good-nature of Madame Goesler, whose drawing-room was always open to him.
always
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From this reading And he found some consolation also in the good-nature of Madame Goesler, whose drawing-room was always open to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He spoke of those days as being very old; and then he perhaps said some word to her about dear little Mary Flood Jones.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
back
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From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He spoke of those days as being very old; and then he perhaps said some word to her about dear little Mary Flood Jones.
bill
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From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
came
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From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
Canada
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From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
Clare
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From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
consolation
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From this reading And he found some consolation also in the good-nature of Madame Goesler, whose drawing-room was always open to him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could talk freely now to Madame Goesler about Violet, and had even ventured to tell her that once, in old days, he had thought of loving Lady Laura Standish.
County
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From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
days
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From this reading He could talk freely now to Madame Goesler about Violet, and had even ventured to tell her that once, in old days, he had thought of loving Lady Laura Standish.
dear
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From this reading He spoke of those days as being very old; and then he perhaps said some word to her about dear little Mary Flood Jones.
debate
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From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
drawing-room
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From this reading And he found some consolation also in the good-nature of Madame Goesler, whose drawing-room was always open to him.
energy
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From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could talk freely now to Madame Goesler about Violet, and had even ventured to tell her that once, in old days, he had thought of loving Lady Laura Standish.
Finn
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From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
Flood
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From this reading He spoke of those days as being very old; and then he perhaps said some word to her about dear little Mary Flood Jones.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
freely
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From this reading He could talk freely now to Madame Goesler about Violet, and had even ventured to tell her that once, in old days, he had thought of loving Lady Laura Standish.
Goesler
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From this reading And he found some consolation also in the good-nature of Madame Goesler, whose drawing-room was always open to him.
good-nature
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From this reading And he found some consolation also in the good-nature of Madame Goesler, whose drawing-room was always open to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He could talk freely now to Madame Goesler about Violet, and had even ventured to tell her that once, in old days, he had thought of loving Lady Laura Standish.
hard
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From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He could talk freely now to Madame Goesler about Violet, and had even ventured to tell her that once, in old days, he had thought of loving Lady Laura Standish.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he found some consolation also in the good-nature of Madame Goesler, whose drawing-room was always open to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
hundreds
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From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
inhabitants
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From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
Jones
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From this reading He spoke of those days as being very old; and then he perhaps said some word to her about dear little Mary Flood Jones.
knew
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From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
Lady
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From this reading He could talk freely now to Madame Goesler about Violet, and had even ventured to tell her that once, in old days, he had thought of loving Lady Laura Standish.
Laura
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From this reading He could talk freely now to Madame Goesler about Violet, and had even ventured to tell her that once, in old days, he had thought of loving Lady Laura Standish.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spoke of those days as being very old; and then he perhaps said some word to her about dear little Mary Flood Jones.
London
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From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
loving
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From this reading He could talk freely now to Madame Goesler about Violet, and had even ventured to tell her that once, in old days, he had thought of loving Lady Laura Standish.
Madame
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From this reading And he found some consolation also in the good-nature of Madame Goesler, whose drawing-room was always open to him.
Mary
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From this reading He spoke of those days as being very old; and then he perhaps said some word to her about dear little Mary Flood Jones.
Marylebone
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From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
matter
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From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
miles
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From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
more
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From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
much
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From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
now
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From this reading He could talk freely now to Madame Goesler about Violet, and had even ventured to tell her that once, in old days, he had thought of loving Lady Laura Standish.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
old
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From this reading He could talk freely now to Madame Goesler about Violet, and had even ventured to tell her that once, in old days, he had thought of loving Lady Laura Standish.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
once
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From this reading He could talk freely now to Madame Goesler about Violet, and had even ventured to tell her that once, in old days, he had thought of loving Lady Laura Standish.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading And he found some consolation also in the good-nature of Madame Goesler, whose drawing-room was always open to him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
People
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From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
perhaps
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From this reading He spoke of those days as being very old; and then he perhaps said some word to her about dear little Mary Flood Jones.
Phineas
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From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
said
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From this reading He spoke of those days as being very old; and then he perhaps said some word to her about dear little Mary Flood Jones.
session
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From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
seven
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From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
some
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From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
spoke
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From this reading He spoke of those days as being very old; and then he perhaps said some word to her about dear little Mary Flood Jones.
square
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From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
Standish
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From this reading He could talk freely now to Madame Goesler about Violet, and had even ventured to tell her that once, in old days, he had thought of loving Lady Laura Standish.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
talk
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From this reading He could talk freely now to Madame Goesler about Violet, and had even ventured to tell her that once, in old days, he had thought of loving Lady Laura Standish.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could talk freely now to Madame Goesler about Violet, and had even ventured to tell her that once, in old days, he had thought of loving Lady Laura Standish.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He could talk freely now to Madame Goesler about Violet, and had even ventured to tell her that once, in old days, he had thought of loving Lady Laura Standish.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
then
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From this reading He spoke of those days as being very old; and then he perhaps said some word to her about dear little Mary Flood Jones.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He spoke of those days as being very old; and then he perhaps said some word to her about dear little Mary Flood Jones.
ThoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
thousand
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From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
thousands
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From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he found some consolation also in the good-nature of Madame Goesler, whose drawing-room was always open to him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
ventured
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From this reading He could talk freely now to Madame Goesler about Violet, and had even ventured to tell her that once, in old days, he had thought of loving Lady Laura Standish.
very
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From this reading He spoke of those days as being very old; and then he perhaps said some word to her about dear little Mary Flood Jones.
Violet
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From this reading He could talk freely now to Madame Goesler about Violet, and had even ventured to tell her that once, in old days, he had thought of loving Lady Laura Standish.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading And he found some consolation also in the good-nature of Madame Goesler, whose drawing-room was always open to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He went into the matter with all his energy, and before the debate came on, knew much more about the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of Canada, than he did of the people of London or of County Clare.
word
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From this reading He spoke of those days as being very old; and then he perhaps said some word to her about dear little Mary Flood Jones.
work
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From this reading What the People in Marylebone Thought Phineas Finn, when the session began, was still hard at work upon his Canada bill, and in his work found some relief for his broken back.
