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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 When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
Archie
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From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
baby
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From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That such would be the case those who best knew Sir Hugh would not doubt.
become
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From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That Archie should have that of which he himself had been robbed, would of itself be enough to make him hate Archie.
best
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From this reading That such would be the case those who best knew Sir Hugh would not doubt.
brother
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From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, nevertheless, at this present time, he continued to instigate his brother in that matter of the proposed marriage with Lady Ongar.
case
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From this reading That such would be the case those who best knew Sir Hugh would not doubt.
certainly
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From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
Clavering
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From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But, nevertheless, at this present time, he continued to instigate his brother in that matter of the proposed marriage with Lady Ongar.
died
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From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
doubt
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From this reading That such would be the case those who best knew Sir Hugh would not doubt.
enough
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From this reading That Archie should have that of which he himself had been robbed, would of itself be enough to make him hate Archie.
father
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From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That Archie should have that of which he himself had been robbed, would of itself be enough to make him hate Archie.
hate
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From this reading That Archie should have that of which he himself had been robbed, would of itself be enough to make him hate Archie.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That Archie should have that of which he himself had been robbed, would of itself be enough to make him hate Archie.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That Archie should have that of which he himself had been robbed, would of itself be enough to make him hate Archie.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That Archie should have that of which he himself had been robbed, would of itself be enough to make him hate Archie.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That Archie should have that of which he himself had been robbed, would of itself be enough to make him hate Archie.
hinted
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From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
Hugh
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From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, nevertheless, at this present time, he continued to instigate his brother in that matter of the proposed marriage with Lady Ongar.
instigate
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From this reading But, nevertheless, at this present time, he continued to instigate his brother in that matter of the proposed marriage with Lady Ongar.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading That Archie should have that of which he himself had been robbed, would of itself be enough to make him hate Archie.
knew
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From this reading That such would be the case those who best knew Sir Hugh would not doubt.
Lady
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From this reading But, nevertheless, at this present time, he continued to instigate his brother in that matter of the proposed marriage with Lady Ongar.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That Archie should have that of which he himself had been robbed, would of itself be enough to make him hate Archie.
marriage
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From this reading But, nevertheless, at this present time, he continued to instigate his brother in that matter of the proposed marriage with Lady Ongar.
matter
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From this reading But, nevertheless, at this present time, he continued to instigate his brother in that matter of the proposed marriage with Lady Ongar.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading But, nevertheless, at this present time, he continued to instigate his brother in that matter of the proposed marriage with Lady Ongar.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That such would be the case those who best knew Sir Hugh would not doubt.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
Ongar
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From this reading But, nevertheless, at this present time, he continued to instigate his brother in that matter of the proposed marriage with Lady Ongar.
Park
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From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
present
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From this reading But, nevertheless, at this present time, he continued to instigate his brother in that matter of the proposed marriage with Lady Ongar.
presumptive
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From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
property
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From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
proposed
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From this reading But, nevertheless, at this present time, he continued to instigate his brother in that matter of the proposed marriage with Lady Ongar.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
robbed
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From this reading That Archie should have that of which he himself had been robbed, would of itself be enough to make him hate Archie.
RUSSIAN
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From this reading THE RUSSIAN SPY.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
Sir
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From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
soon
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From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
SPY
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From this reading THE RUSSIAN SPY.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading That such would be the case those who best knew Sir Hugh would not doubt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RUSSIAN SPY.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But, nevertheless, at this present time, he continued to instigate his brother in that matter of the proposed marriage with Lady Ongar.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading That such would be the case those who best knew Sir Hugh would not doubt.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, nevertheless, at this present time, he continued to instigate his brother in that matter of the proposed marriage with Lady Ongar.
title
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From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That Archie should have that of which he himself had been robbed, would of itself be enough to make him hate Archie.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading That such would be the case those who best knew Sir Hugh would not doubt.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When the baby died at Clavering Park, somebody hinted that Sir Hugh would certainly quarrel with his brother as soon as Archie should become the father of a presumptive heir to the title and property.
