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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 Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
also
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From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
arriving
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From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The doctor was then at Clavering, and had recommended that a message should be sent to the father in London, begging him to come down.
begging
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From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
Berkeley
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From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
child
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From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
Clavering
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From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor was then at Clavering, and had recommended that a message should be sent to the father in London, begging him to come down.
country
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From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Hughy, his heir, was dead.
DESOLATION
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From this reading DESOLATION.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor was then at Clavering, and had recommended that a message should be sent to the father in London, begging him to come down.
down
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From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
Early
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From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
father
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From this reading The doctor was then at Clavering, and had recommended that a message should be sent to the father in London, begging him to come down.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
go
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From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
grief
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From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading Little Hughy, his heir, was dead.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The doctor was then at Clavering, and had recommended that a message should be sent to the father in London, begging him to come down.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
home
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From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
house
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From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
Hugh
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From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
Hughy
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From this reading Little Hughy, his heir, was dead.
ill
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From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
Lady
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From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Hughy, his heir, was dead.
London
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From this reading The doctor was then at Clavering, and had recommended that a message should be sent to the father in London, begging him to come down.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
message
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From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
Mrs
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From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
news
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From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
reached
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From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
received
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From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
recommended
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From this reading The doctor was then at Clavering, and had recommended that a message should be sent to the father in London, begging him to come down.
rectory
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From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
sent
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From this reading The doctor was then at Clavering, and had recommended that a message should be sent to the father in London, begging him to come down.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The doctor was then at Clavering, and had recommended that a message should be sent to the father in London, begging him to come down.
Sir
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From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
soon
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From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
Square
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From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
then
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From this reading The doctor was then at Clavering, and had recommended that a message should be sent to the father in London, begging him to come down.
there
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From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
up
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From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
very
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From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the meantime there was grief down at the great house of Clavering; and grief, we must suppose also, at the house in Berkeley Square, as soon as the news from his country home had reached Sir Hugh Clavering.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Early one morning, Mrs. Clavering, at the rectory, received a message from Lady Clavering, begging that she would go up to the house, and, on arriving there, she found that the poor child was very ill.
