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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 Mr. Fairfax was borne to his own dwelling upon a litter, amidst the universal regrets and lamentations of the people.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The deed was perpetrated a few moments after he had himself shot the buck.
air
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From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
amiable
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From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Mr. Fairfax was borne to his own dwelling upon a litter, amidst the universal regrets and lamentations of the people.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Fairfax was borne to his own dwelling upon a litter, amidst the universal regrets and lamentations of the people.
announced
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From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
basely
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From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The condition of his own immediate family may be more easily imagined than described.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
borne
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From this reading Mr. Fairfax was borne to his own dwelling upon a litter, amidst the universal regrets and lamentations of the people.
buck
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From this reading The deed was perpetrated a few moments after he had himself shot the buck.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
condition
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From this reading The condition of his own immediate family may be more easily imagined than described.
conjecture
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From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
deed
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described
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dwelling
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easily
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Fairfax
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family
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fell
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From this reading He immediately fell from his horse and was for a time perfectly unconscious of his condition.
female
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From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
few
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From this reading The deed was perpetrated a few moments after he had himself shot the buck.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He immediately fell from his horse and was for a time perfectly unconscious of his condition.
form
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From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He immediately fell from his horse and was for a time perfectly unconscious of his condition.
generous
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From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
head
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From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
heart-rending
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From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The deed was perpetrated a few moments after he had himself shot the buck.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Fairfax was borne to his own dwelling upon a litter, amidst the universal regrets and lamentations of the people.
horse
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From this reading He immediately fell from his horse and was for a time perfectly unconscious of his condition.
house
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From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
imagined
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From this reading The condition of his own immediate family may be more easily imagined than described.
immediate
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From this reading The condition of his own immediate family may be more easily imagined than described.
immediately
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From this reading He immediately fell from his horse and was for a time perfectly unconscious of his condition.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
knew
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From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
lamentations
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From this reading Mr. Fairfax was borne to his own dwelling upon a litter, amidst the universal regrets and lamentations of the people.
litter
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From this reading Mr. Fairfax was borne to his own dwelling upon a litter, amidst the universal regrets and lamentations of the people.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The condition of his own immediate family may be more easily imagined than described.
moments
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From this reading The deed was perpetrated a few moments after he had himself shot the buck.
more
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most
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From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Fairfax was borne to his own dwelling upon a litter, amidst the universal regrets and lamentations of the people.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Fairfax was borne to his own dwelling upon a litter, amidst the universal regrets and lamentations of the people.
own
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From this reading Mr. Fairfax was borne to his own dwelling upon a litter, amidst the universal regrets and lamentations of the people.
part
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From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
people
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From this reading Mr. Fairfax was borne to his own dwelling upon a litter, amidst the universal regrets and lamentations of the people.
perfectly
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From this reading He immediately fell from his horse and was for a time perfectly unconscious of his condition.
perpetrated
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From this reading The deed was perpetrated a few moments after he had himself shot the buck.
pierced
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From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
regrets
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From this reading Mr. Fairfax was borne to his own dwelling upon a litter, amidst the universal regrets and lamentations of the people.
shot
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From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
shrieks
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From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The condition of his own immediate family may be more easily imagined than described.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Fairfax was borne to his own dwelling upon a litter, amidst the universal regrets and lamentations of the people.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
time
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From this reading He immediately fell from his horse and was for a time perfectly unconscious of his condition.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Fairfax was borne to his own dwelling upon a litter, amidst the universal regrets and lamentations of the people.
unconscious
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From this reading He immediately fell from his horse and was for a time perfectly unconscious of his condition.
universal
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From this reading Mr. Fairfax was borne to his own dwelling upon a litter, amidst the universal regrets and lamentations of the people.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mr. Fairfax was borne to his own dwelling upon a litter, amidst the universal regrets and lamentations of the people.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Fairfax was borne to his own dwelling upon a litter, amidst the universal regrets and lamentations of the people.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The most heart-rending shrieks pierced the air when it was announced to the female part of it that the amiable and generous head of their house had been basely shot,--by whom he knew not, nor could he form a conjecture.
