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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 He had a kind of instinctive knowledge that Lord Ruysdale's daughter would not relish that sylvan entertainment.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I dare say," Roland said to himself, "with his sporting-cut clothes, and his slang phrases, and his perpetual talk about three-volume novels and penny numbers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I dare say," Roland said to himself, "with his sporting-cut clothes, and his slang phrases, and his perpetual talk about three-volume novels and penny numbers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
bachelor
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From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
Castle
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From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
clothes
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From this reading I dare say," Roland said to himself, "with his sporting-cut clothes, and his slang phrases, and his perpetual talk about three-volume novels and penny numbers.
dare
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From this reading I dare say," Roland said to himself, "with his sporting-cut clothes, and his slang phrases, and his perpetual talk about three-volume novels and penny numbers.
daughter
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From this reading He had a kind of instinctive knowledge that Lord Ruysdale's daughter would not relish that sylvan entertainment.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
entertainment
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From this reading He had a kind of instinctive knowledge that Lord Ruysdale's daughter would not relish that sylvan entertainment.
father
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From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
give
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From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
Gwendoline
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From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a kind of instinctive knowledge that Lord Ruysdale's daughter would not relish that sylvan entertainment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I dare say," Roland said to himself, "with his sporting-cut clothes, and his slang phrases, and his perpetual talk about three-volume novels and penny numbers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I dare say," Roland said to himself, "with his sporting-cut clothes, and his slang phrases, and his perpetual talk about three-volume novels and penny numbers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I dare say," Roland said to himself, "with his sporting-cut clothes, and his slang phrases, and his perpetual talk about three-volume novels and penny numbers.
instinctive
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From this reading He had a kind of instinctive knowledge that Lord Ruysdale's daughter would not relish that sylvan entertainment.
invite
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From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
kind
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From this reading He had a kind of instinctive knowledge that Lord Ruysdale's daughter would not relish that sylvan entertainment.
knowledge
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From this reading He had a kind of instinctive knowledge that Lord Ruysdale's daughter would not relish that sylvan entertainment.
Lady
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From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
Lansdell
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From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
Lord
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From this reading He had a kind of instinctive knowledge that Lord Ruysdale's daughter would not relish that sylvan entertainment.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
novels
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From this reading I dare say," Roland said to himself, "with his sporting-cut clothes, and his slang phrases, and his perpetual talk about three-volume novels and penny numbers.
numbers
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From this reading I dare say," Roland said to himself, "with his sporting-cut clothes, and his slang phrases, and his perpetual talk about three-volume novels and penny numbers.
object
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From this reading "She'd object to poor Smith.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had a kind of instinctive knowledge that Lord Ruysdale's daughter would not relish that sylvan entertainment.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
penny
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From this reading I dare say," Roland said to himself, "with his sporting-cut clothes, and his slang phrases, and his perpetual talk about three-volume novels and penny numbers.
perpetual
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From this reading I dare say," Roland said to himself, "with his sporting-cut clothes, and his slang phrases, and his perpetual talk about three-volume novels and penny numbers.
phrases
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From this reading I dare say," Roland said to himself, "with his sporting-cut clothes, and his slang phrases, and his perpetual talk about three-volume novels and penny numbers.
picnic
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From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
poor
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From this reading "She'd object to poor Smith.
relish
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From this reading He had a kind of instinctive knowledge that Lord Ruysdale's daughter would not relish that sylvan entertainment.
Roland
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From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
Ruysdale's
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From this reading He had a kind of instinctive knowledge that Lord Ruysdale's daughter would not relish that sylvan entertainment.
said
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From this reading I dare say," Roland said to himself, "with his sporting-cut clothes, and his slang phrases, and his perpetual talk about three-volume novels and penny numbers.
say
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From this reading I dare say," Roland said to himself, "with his sporting-cut clothes, and his slang phrases, and his perpetual talk about three-volume novels and penny numbers.
SECOND
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From this reading THE SECOND WARNING.
She'd
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From this reading "She'd object to poor Smith.
slang
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From this reading I dare say," Roland said to himself, "with his sporting-cut clothes, and his slang phrases, and his perpetual talk about three-volume novels and penny numbers.
Smith
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From this reading "She'd object to poor Smith.
sporting-cut
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From this reading I dare say," Roland said to himself, "with his sporting-cut clothes, and his slang phrases, and his perpetual talk about three-volume novels and penny numbers.
sylvan
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From this reading He had a kind of instinctive knowledge that Lord Ruysdale's daughter would not relish that sylvan entertainment.
talk
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From this reading I dare say," Roland said to himself, "with his sporting-cut clothes, and his slang phrases, and his perpetual talk about three-volume novels and penny numbers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND WARNING.
three-volume
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From this reading I dare say," Roland said to himself, "with his sporting-cut clothes, and his slang phrases, and his perpetual talk about three-volume novels and penny numbers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
WARNING
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From this reading THE SECOND WARNING.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
Waverly
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From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Roland Lansdell did not invite Lady Gwendoline or her father to that bachelor picnic which he was to give at Waverly Castle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I dare say," Roland said to himself, "with his sporting-cut clothes, and his slang phrases, and his perpetual talk about three-volume novels and penny numbers.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had a kind of instinctive knowledge that Lord Ruysdale's daughter would not relish that sylvan entertainment.
