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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 Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That a man should live and treat her daughter as Florence was about to be treated!
accepted
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From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Mrs. Burton, for some weeks past, had grown to be almost sublime in her wrath against him.
almost
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From this reading Mrs. Burton, for some weeks past, had grown to be almost sublime in her wrath against him.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That a man should live and treat her daughter as Florence was about to be treated!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SHOWING HOW THINGS SETTLED THEMSELVES AT THE RECTORY.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
Burton
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From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
Burtons
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From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
cousins
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From this reading When Harry's letter, with the tidings of the fate of his cousins, reached Florence at Stratton, the whole family was, not unnaturally, thrown into great excitement.
daughter
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From this reading That a man should live and treat her daughter as Florence was about to be treated!
divinity
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From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
elder
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From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
excitement
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From this reading When Harry's letter, with the tidings of the fate of his cousins, reached Florence at Stratton, the whole family was, not unnaturally, thrown into great excitement.
fact
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From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
family
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From this reading When Harry's letter, with the tidings of the fate of his cousins, reached Florence at Stratton, the whole family was, not unnaturally, thrown into great excitement.
fate
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From this reading When Harry's letter, with the tidings of the fate of his cousins, reached Florence at Stratton, the whole family was, not unnaturally, thrown into great excitement.
Florence
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From this reading When Harry's letter, with the tidings of the fate of his cousins, reached Florence at Stratton, the whole family was, not unnaturally, thrown into great excitement.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Burton, for some weeks past, had grown to be almost sublime in her wrath against him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Harry's letter, with the tidings of the fate of his cousins, reached Florence at Stratton, the whole family was, not unnaturally, thrown into great excitement.
grown
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From this reading Mrs. Burton, for some weeks past, had grown to be almost sublime in her wrath against him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
hardly
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From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
Harry
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From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
Harry's
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From this reading When Harry's letter, with the tidings of the fate of his cousins, reached Florence at Stratton, the whole family was, not unnaturally, thrown into great excitement.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Burton, for some weeks past, had grown to be almost sublime in her wrath against him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Burton, for some weeks past, had grown to be almost sublime in her wrath against him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Harry's letter, with the tidings of the fate of his cousins, reached Florence at Stratton, the whole family was, not unnaturally, thrown into great excitement.
HOW
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From this reading SHOWING HOW THINGS SETTLED THEMSELVES AT THE RECTORY.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Burton, for some weeks past, had grown to be almost sublime in her wrath against him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Harry's letter, with the tidings of the fate of his cousins, reached Florence at Stratton, the whole family was, not unnaturally, thrown into great excitement.
letter
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From this reading When Harry's letter, with the tidings of the fate of his cousins, reached Florence at Stratton, the whole family was, not unnaturally, thrown into great excitement.
live
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From this reading That a man should live and treat her daughter as Florence was about to be treated!
man
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From this reading That a man should live and treat her daughter as Florence was about to be treated!
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Burton, for some weeks past, had grown to be almost sublime in her wrath against him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Harry's letter, with the tidings of the fate of his cousins, reached Florence at Stratton, the whole family was, not unnaturally, thrown into great excitement.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Harry's letter, with the tidings of the fate of his cousins, reached Florence at Stratton, the whole family was, not unnaturally, thrown into great excitement.
past
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From this reading Mrs. Burton, for some weeks past, had grown to be almost sublime in her wrath against him.
Penates
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From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
people
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From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
pure
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From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
reached
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From this reading When Harry's letter, with the tidings of the fate of his cousins, reached Florence at Stratton, the whole family was, not unnaturally, thrown into great excitement.
realized
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From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
RECTORY
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From this reading SHOWING HOW THINGS SETTLED THEMSELVES AT THE RECTORY.
SETTLED
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From this reading SHOWING HOW THINGS SETTLED THEMSELVES AT THE RECTORY.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That a man should live and treat her daughter as Florence was about to be treated!
SHOWING
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From this reading SHOWING HOW THINGS SETTLED THEMSELVES AT THE RECTORY.
slow
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From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
some
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From this reading Mrs. Burton, for some weeks past, had grown to be almost sublime in her wrath against him.
Stratton
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From this reading When Harry's letter, with the tidings of the fate of his cousins, reached Florence at Stratton, the whole family was, not unnaturally, thrown into great excitement.
sublime
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From this reading Mrs. Burton, for some weeks past, had grown to be almost sublime in her wrath against him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHOWING HOW THINGS SETTLED THEMSELVES AT THE RECTORY.
THEMSELVESpronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading SHOWING HOW THINGS SETTLED THEMSELVES AT THE RECTORY.
THINGS
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From this reading SHOWING HOW THINGS SETTLED THEMSELVES AT THE RECTORY.
thrown
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From this reading When Harry's letter, with the tidings of the fate of his cousins, reached Florence at Stratton, the whole family was, not unnaturally, thrown into great excitement.
tidings
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From this reading When Harry's letter, with the tidings of the fate of his cousins, reached Florence at Stratton, the whole family was, not unnaturally, thrown into great excitement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
treat
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From this reading That a man should live and treat her daughter as Florence was about to be treated!
treated
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From this reading That a man should live and treat her daughter as Florence was about to be treated!
unnaturally
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From this reading When Harry's letter, with the tidings of the fate of his cousins, reached Florence at Stratton, the whole family was, not unnaturally, thrown into great excitement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Harry's letter, with the tidings of the fate of his cousins, reached Florence at Stratton, the whole family was, not unnaturally, thrown into great excitement.
weeks
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From this reading Mrs. Burton, for some weeks past, had grown to be almost sublime in her wrath against him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Harry's letter, with the tidings of the fate of his cousins, reached Florence at Stratton, the whole family was, not unnaturally, thrown into great excitement.
whole
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From this reading When Harry's letter, with the tidings of the fate of his cousins, reached Florence at Stratton, the whole family was, not unnaturally, thrown into great excitement.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Harry's letter, with the tidings of the fate of his cousins, reached Florence at Stratton, the whole family was, not unnaturally, thrown into great excitement.
wrath
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From this reading Mrs. Burton, for some weeks past, had grown to be almost sublime in her wrath against him.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Being slow people, the elder Burtons had hardly as yet realized the fact that Harry was again to be accepted among the Burton Penates as a pure divinity.
