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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 He had come to the throne of his family as a young man, and had sat upon it for more than half a century.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
absolutely
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From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
accurately
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From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
all
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From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Masters, as I have said in the last chapter, was the attorney in Dillsborough, and the Mortons had been for centuries past the squires of Bragton.
attorney
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From this reading Mr. Masters, as I have said in the last chapter, was the attorney in Dillsborough, and the Mortons had been for centuries past the squires of Bragton.
back
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From this reading I need not take the reader back farther than old Reginald Morton.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Masters, as I have said in the last chapter, was the attorney in Dillsborough, and the Mortons had been for centuries past the squires of Bragton.
Bragton
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From this reading Mr. Masters, as I have said in the last chapter, was the attorney in Dillsborough, and the Mortons had been for centuries past the squires of Bragton.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
centuries
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From this reading Mr. Masters, as I have said in the last chapter, was the attorney in Dillsborough, and the Mortons had been for centuries past the squires of Bragton.
century
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From this reading He had come to the throne of his family as a young man, and had sat upon it for more than half a century.
chapter
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From this reading Mr. Masters, as I have said in the last chapter, was the attorney in Dillsborough, and the Mortons had been for centuries past the squires of Bragton.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come to the throne of his family as a young man, and had sat upon it for more than half a century.
describe
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From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
Dillsborough
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From this reading Mr. Masters, as I have said in the last chapter, was the attorney in Dillsborough, and the Mortons had been for centuries past the squires of Bragton.
essential
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From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
FAMILY
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From this reading THE MORTON FAMILY.
farther
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From this reading I need not take the reader back farther than old Reginald Morton.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Masters, as I have said in the last chapter, was the attorney in Dillsborough, and the Mortons had been for centuries past the squires of Bragton.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Masters, as I have said in the last chapter, was the attorney in Dillsborough, and the Mortons had been for centuries past the squires of Bragton.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come to the throne of his family as a young man, and had sat upon it for more than half a century.
hardly
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From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. Masters, as I have said in the last chapter, was the attorney in Dillsborough, and the Mortons had been for centuries past the squires of Bragton.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had come to the throne of his family as a young man, and had sat upon it for more than half a century.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had come to the throne of his family as a young man, and had sat upon it for more than half a century.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Masters, as I have said in the last chapter, was the attorney in Dillsborough, and the Mortons had been for centuries past the squires of Bragton.
intimately
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From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Masters, as I have said in the last chapter, was the attorney in Dillsborough, and the Mortons had been for centuries past the squires of Bragton.
man
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From this reading He had come to the throne of his family as a young man, and had sat upon it for more than half a century.
Masters
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From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
more
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From this reading He had come to the throne of his family as a young man, and had sat upon it for more than half a century.
MORTON
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From this reading THE MORTON FAMILY.
Mortons
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From this reading Mr. Masters, as I have said in the last chapter, was the attorney in Dillsborough, and the Mortons had been for centuries past the squires of Bragton.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Masters, as I have said in the last chapter, was the attorney in Dillsborough, and the Mortons had been for centuries past the squires of Bragton.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need not take the reader back farther than old Reginald Morton.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I need not take the reader back farther than old Reginald Morton.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
old
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From this reading I need not take the reader back farther than old Reginald Morton.
past
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From this reading Mr. Masters, as I have said in the last chapter, was the attorney in Dillsborough, and the Mortons had been for centuries past the squires of Bragton.
position
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From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
reader
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From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
Reginald
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From this reading I need not take the reader back farther than old Reginald Morton.
said
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From this reading Mr. Masters, as I have said in the last chapter, was the attorney in Dillsborough, and the Mortons had been for centuries past the squires of Bragton.
sat
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From this reading He had come to the throne of his family as a young man, and had sat upon it for more than half a century.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
squires
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From this reading Mr. Masters, as I have said in the last chapter, was the attorney in Dillsborough, and the Mortons had been for centuries past the squires of Bragton.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need not take the reader back farther than old Reginald Morton.
telling
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From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I need not take the reader back farther than old Reginald Morton.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MORTON FAMILY.
throne
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From this reading He had come to the throne of his family as a young man, and had sat upon it for more than half a century.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had come to the throne of his family as a young man, and had sat upon it for more than half a century.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had come to the throne of his family as a young man, and had sat upon it for more than half a century.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Masters, as I have said in the last chapter, was the attorney in Dillsborough, and the Mortons had been for centuries past the squires of Bragton.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I can hardly describe accurately the exact position of the Masters family without first telling all that I know about the Morton family; and it is absolutely essential that the reader should know all the Masters family intimately.
young
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From this reading He had come to the throne of his family as a young man, and had sat upon it for more than half a century.
