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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 Our life at Rudder Grange seemed to be in no way materially changed by my becoming a vestryman.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The cow gave about as much milk as before, and the hens laid the usual number of eggs.
absent
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From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
air
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From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cow gave about as much milk as before, and the hens laid the usual number of eggs.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading For a year or two, indeed, there was no radical change in anything about Rudder Grange, except in Pomona.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The cow gave about as much milk as before, and the hens laid the usual number of eggs.
assist
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From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our life at Rudder Grange seemed to be in no way materially changed by my becoming a vestryman.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Our life at Rudder Grange seemed to be in no way materially changed by my becoming a vestryman.
becoming
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From this reading Our life at Rudder Grange seemed to be in no way materially changed by my becoming a vestryman.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The cow gave about as much milk as before, and the hens laid the usual number of eggs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Our life at Rudder Grange seemed to be in no way materially changed by my becoming a vestryman.
called
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From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
change
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From this reading For a year or two, indeed, there was no radical change in anything about Rudder Grange, except in Pomona.
changed
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From this reading Our life at Rudder Grange seemed to be in no way materially changed by my becoming a vestryman.
church
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From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
collection
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From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
cow
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From this reading The cow gave about as much milk as before, and the hens laid the usual number of eggs.
eggs
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From this reading The cow gave about as much milk as before, and the hens laid the usual number of eggs.
Euphemia
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From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading For a year or two, indeed, there was no radical change in anything about Rudder Grange, except in Pomona.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a year or two, indeed, there was no radical change in anything about Rudder Grange, except in Pomona.
gave
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From this reading The cow gave about as much milk as before, and the hens laid the usual number of eggs.
Grange
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From this reading Our life at Rudder Grange seemed to be in no way materially changed by my becoming a vestryman.
hens
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From this reading The cow gave about as much milk as before, and the hens laid the usual number of eggs.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Our life at Rudder Grange seemed to be in no way materially changed by my becoming a vestryman.
indeed
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From this reading For a year or two, indeed, there was no radical change in anything about Rudder Grange, except in Pomona.
inordinately
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From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
laid
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From this reading The cow gave about as much milk as before, and the hens laid the usual number of eggs.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our life at Rudder Grange seemed to be in no way materially changed by my becoming a vestryman.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
manifested
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From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
materially
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From this reading Our life at Rudder Grange seemed to be in no way materially changed by my becoming a vestryman.
milk
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From this reading The cow gave about as much milk as before, and the hens laid the usual number of eggs.
more
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From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
much
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From this reading The cow gave about as much milk as before, and the hens laid the usual number of eggs.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Our life at Rudder Grange seemed to be in no way materially changed by my becoming a vestryman.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Our life at Rudder Grange seemed to be in no way materially changed by my becoming a vestryman.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
number
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From this reading The cow gave about as much milk as before, and the hens laid the usual number of eggs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cow gave about as much milk as before, and the hens laid the usual number of eggs.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a year or two, indeed, there was no radical change in anything about Rudder Grange, except in Pomona.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our life at Rudder Grange seemed to be in no way materially changed by my becoming a vestryman.
perhaps
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From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
Pomona
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From this reading For a year or two, indeed, there was no radical change in anything about Rudder Grange, except in Pomona.
position
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From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
radical
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From this reading For a year or two, indeed, there was no radical change in anything about Rudder Grange, except in Pomona.
Rudder
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From this reading Our life at Rudder Grange seemed to be in no way materially changed by my becoming a vestryman.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our life at Rudder Grange seemed to be in no way materially changed by my becoming a vestryman.
sense
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From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
taking
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From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cow gave about as much milk as before, and the hens laid the usual number of eggs.
there
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From this reading For a year or two, indeed, there was no radical change in anything about Rudder Grange, except in Pomona.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our life at Rudder Grange seemed to be in no way materially changed by my becoming a vestryman.
two
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From this reading For a year or two, indeed, there was no radical change in anything about Rudder Grange, except in Pomona.
up
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From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
usual
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From this reading The cow gave about as much milk as before, and the hens laid the usual number of eggs.
vestryman
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From this reading Our life at Rudder Grange seemed to be in no way materially changed by my becoming a vestryman.
wardens
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From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
way
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From this reading Our life at Rudder Grange seemed to be in no way materially changed by my becoming a vestryman.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Euphemia went to church with a little more of an air, perhaps, but as the wardens were never absent, and I was never, therefore, called upon to assist in taking up the collection, her sense of my position was not inordinately manifested.
year
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From this reading For a year or two, indeed, there was no radical change in anything about Rudder Grange, except in Pomona.
