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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rector and the curate had had an interview, in which there had been high words, and Mr. Clavering had refused to see Mr. Saul again.
also
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From this reading Fanny also was in great trouble,--and the parish was, as it were, in hot water.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SHOWING WHY HARRY CLAVERING WAS WANTED AT THE RECTORY.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
begged
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From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
CLAVERING
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From this reading SHOWING WHY HARRY CLAVERING WAS WANTED AT THE RECTORY.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
curate
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From this reading The rector and the curate had had an interview, in which there had been high words, and Mr. Clavering had refused to see Mr. Saul again.
Fanny
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From this reading Fanny also was in great trouble,--and the parish was, as it were, in hot water.
father
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From this reading His father had quarrelled with Mr. Saul.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fanny also was in great trouble,--and the parish was, as it were, in hot water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
HARRY
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From this reading SHOWING WHY HARRY CLAVERING WAS WANTED AT THE RECTORY.
high
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From this reading The rector and the curate had had an interview, in which there had been high words, and Mr. Clavering had refused to see Mr. Saul again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
hot
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From this reading Fanny also was in great trouble,--and the parish was, as it were, in hot water.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rector and the curate had had an interview, in which there had been high words, and Mr. Clavering had refused to see Mr. Saul again.
interview
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From this reading The rector and the curate had had an interview, in which there had been high words, and Mr. Clavering had refused to see Mr. Saul again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fanny also was in great trouble,--and the parish was, as it were, in hot water.
letter
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From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
mother
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From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
Mr
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From this reading His father had quarrelled with Mr. Saul.
once
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From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
parish
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From this reading Fanny also was in great trouble,--and the parish was, as it were, in hot water.
parsonage
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From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
quarrelled
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From this reading His father had quarrelled with Mr. Saul.
rector
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From this reading The rector and the curate had had an interview, in which there had been high words, and Mr. Clavering had refused to see Mr. Saul again.
RECTORY
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From this reading SHOWING WHY HARRY CLAVERING WAS WANTED AT THE RECTORY.
refused
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From this reading The rector and the curate had had an interview, in which there had been high words, and Mr. Clavering had refused to see Mr. Saul again.
Saul
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From this reading His father had quarrelled with Mr. Saul.
see
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From this reading The rector and the curate had had an interview, in which there had been high words, and Mr. Clavering had refused to see Mr. Saul again.
SHOWING
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From this reading SHOWING WHY HARRY CLAVERING WAS WANTED AT THE RECTORY.
source
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From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
summoned
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From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHOWING WHY HARRY CLAVERING WAS WANTED AT THE RECTORY.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
there
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From this reading The rector and the curate had had an interview, in which there had been high words, and Mr. Clavering had refused to see Mr. Saul again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
trouble
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From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
unexpected
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From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
WANTED
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From this reading SHOWING WHY HARRY CLAVERING WAS WANTED AT THE RECTORY.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHOWING WHY HARRY CLAVERING WAS WANTED AT THE RECTORY.
water
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From this reading Fanny also was in great trouble,--and the parish was, as it were, in hot water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fanny also was in great trouble,--and the parish was, as it were, in hot water.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The letter which had summoned Harry to the parsonage had been from his mother, and had begged him to come to Clavering at once, as trouble had come upon them from an unexpected source.
WHY
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From this reading SHOWING WHY HARRY CLAVERING WAS WANTED AT THE RECTORY.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His father had quarrelled with Mr. Saul.
words
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From this reading The rector and the curate had had an interview, in which there had been high words, and Mr. Clavering had refused to see Mr. Saul again.
