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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 The last winter abroad had been passed at Rome, and there Lady Mary Palliser had become acquainted with a certain Mr. Tregear,--Francis Oliphant Tregear.
abroad
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From this reading The last winter abroad had been passed at Rome, and there Lady Mary Palliser had become acquainted with a certain Mr. Tregear,--Francis Oliphant Tregear.
acquainted
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From this reading The last winter abroad had been passed at Rome, and there Lady Mary Palliser had become acquainted with a certain Mr. Tregear,--Francis Oliphant Tregear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Duchess, who had been in constant correspondence with her friend, had asked questions by letter as to Mr. Tregear, of whom she had only known that he was the younger son of a Cornish gentleman, who had become Lord Silverbridge's friend at Oxford.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
become
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From this reading The last winter abroad had been passed at Rome, and there Lady Mary Palliser had become acquainted with a certain Mr. Tregear,--Francis Oliphant Tregear.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The last winter abroad had been passed at Rome, and there Lady Mary Palliser had become acquainted with a certain Mr. Tregear,--Francis Oliphant Tregear.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In this there had certainly been but little to recommend him to the intimacy of such a girl as Lady Mary Palliser.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Duchess, who had been in constant correspondence with her friend, had asked questions by letter as to Mr. Tregear, of whom she had only known that he was the younger son of a Cornish gentleman, who had become Lord Silverbridge's friend at Oxford.
certain
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From this reading The last winter abroad had been passed at Rome, and there Lady Mary Palliser had become acquainted with a certain Mr. Tregear,--Francis Oliphant Tregear.
certainly
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From this reading In this there had certainly been but little to recommend him to the intimacy of such a girl as Lady Mary Palliser.
constant
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From this reading The Duchess, who had been in constant correspondence with her friend, had asked questions by letter as to Mr. Tregear, of whom she had only known that he was the younger son of a Cornish gentleman, who had become Lord Silverbridge's friend at Oxford.
Cornish
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From this reading The Duchess, who had been in constant correspondence with her friend, had asked questions by letter as to Mr. Tregear, of whom she had only known that he was the younger son of a Cornish gentleman, who had become Lord Silverbridge's friend at Oxford.
correspondence
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From this reading The Duchess, who had been in constant correspondence with her friend, had asked questions by letter as to Mr. Tregear, of whom she had only known that he was the younger son of a Cornish gentleman, who had become Lord Silverbridge's friend at Oxford.
daughter's
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From this reading Nor had the Duchess, when writing, ever spoken of him as a probable suitor for her daughter's hand.
Duchess
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From this reading The Duchess, who had been in constant correspondence with her friend, had asked questions by letter as to Mr. Tregear, of whom she had only known that he was the younger son of a Cornish gentleman, who had become Lord Silverbridge's friend at Oxford.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor had the Duchess, when writing, ever spoken of him as a probable suitor for her daughter's hand.
father
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From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
Finn
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From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nor had the Duchess, when writing, ever spoken of him as a probable suitor for her daughter's hand.
Francis
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From this reading The last winter abroad had been passed at Rome, and there Lady Mary Palliser had become acquainted with a certain Mr. Tregear,--Francis Oliphant Tregear.
friend
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From this reading The Duchess, who had been in constant correspondence with her friend, had asked questions by letter as to Mr. Tregear, of whom she had only known that he was the younger son of a Cornish gentleman, who had become Lord Silverbridge's friend at Oxford.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Duchess, who had been in constant correspondence with her friend, had asked questions by letter as to Mr. Tregear, of whom she had only known that he was the younger son of a Cornish gentleman, who had become Lord Silverbridge's friend at Oxford.
girl
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From this reading In this there had certainly been but little to recommend him to the intimacy of such a girl as Lady Mary Palliser.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The last winter abroad had been passed at Rome, and there Lady Mary Palliser had become acquainted with a certain Mr. Tregear,--Francis Oliphant Tregear.
hand
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From this reading Nor had the Duchess, when writing, ever spoken of him as a probable suitor for her daughter's hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Duchess, who had been in constant correspondence with her friend, had asked questions by letter as to Mr. Tregear, of whom she had only known that he was the younger son of a Cornish gentleman, who had become Lord Silverbridge's friend at Oxford.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Duchess, who had been in constant correspondence with her friend, had asked questions by letter as to Mr. Tregear, of whom she had only known that he was the younger son of a Cornish gentleman, who had become Lord Silverbridge's friend at Oxford.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Duchess, who had been in constant correspondence with her friend, had asked questions by letter as to Mr. Tregear, of whom she had only known that he was the younger son of a Cornish gentleman, who had become Lord Silverbridge's friend at Oxford.
intimacy
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From this reading In this there had certainly been but little to recommend him to the intimacy of such a girl as Lady Mary Palliser.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
knew
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From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
known
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From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
Lady
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From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last winter abroad had been passed at Rome, and there Lady Mary Palliser had become acquainted with a certain Mr. Tregear,--Francis Oliphant Tregear.
letter
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From this reading The Duchess, who had been in constant correspondence with her friend, had asked questions by letter as to Mr. Tregear, of whom she had only known that he was the younger son of a Cornish gentleman, who had become Lord Silverbridge's friend at Oxford.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this there had certainly been but little to recommend him to the intimacy of such a girl as Lady Mary Palliser.
Lord
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From this reading The Duchess, who had been in constant correspondence with her friend, had asked questions by letter as to Mr. Tregear, of whom she had only known that he was the younger son of a Cornish gentleman, who had become Lord Silverbridge's friend at Oxford.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
Mary
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From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
Mr
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From this reading The last winter abroad had been passed at Rome, and there Lady Mary Palliser had become acquainted with a certain Mr. Tregear,--Francis Oliphant Tregear.
Mrs
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From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor had the Duchess, when writing, ever spoken of him as a probable suitor for her daughter's hand.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
Oliphant
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From this reading The last winter abroad had been passed at Rome, and there Lady Mary Palliser had become acquainted with a certain Mr. Tregear,--Francis Oliphant Tregear.
once
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From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
only
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From this reading The Duchess, who had been in constant correspondence with her friend, had asked questions by letter as to Mr. Tregear, of whom she had only known that he was the younger son of a Cornish gentleman, who had become Lord Silverbridge's friend at Oxford.
Oxford
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From this reading The Duchess, who had been in constant correspondence with her friend, had asked questions by letter as to Mr. Tregear, of whom she had only known that he was the younger son of a Cornish gentleman, who had become Lord Silverbridge's friend at Oxford.
Palliser
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From this reading The last winter abroad had been passed at Rome, and there Lady Mary Palliser had become acquainted with a certain Mr. Tregear,--Francis Oliphant Tregear.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last winter abroad had been passed at Rome, and there Lady Mary Palliser had become acquainted with a certain Mr. Tregear,--Francis Oliphant Tregear.
prepared
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From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
probable
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From this reading Nor had the Duchess, when writing, ever spoken of him as a probable suitor for her daughter's hand.
questions
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From this reading The Duchess, who had been in constant correspondence with her friend, had asked questions by letter as to Mr. Tregear, of whom she had only known that he was the younger son of a Cornish gentleman, who had become Lord Silverbridge's friend at Oxford.
recommend
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From this reading In this there had certainly been but little to recommend him to the intimacy of such a girl as Lady Mary Palliser.
Rome
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From this reading The last winter abroad had been passed at Rome, and there Lady Mary Palliser had become acquainted with a certain Mr. Tregear,--Francis Oliphant Tregear.
said
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From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
Silverbridge's
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From this reading The Duchess, who had been in constant correspondence with her friend, had asked questions by letter as to Mr. Tregear, of whom she had only known that he was the younger son of a Cornish gentleman, who had become Lord Silverbridge's friend at Oxford.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
son
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From this reading The Duchess, who had been in constant correspondence with her friend, had asked questions by letter as to Mr. Tregear, of whom she had only known that he was the younger son of a Cornish gentleman, who had become Lord Silverbridge's friend at Oxford.
spoken
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From this reading Nor had the Duchess, when writing, ever spoken of him as a probable suitor for her daughter's hand.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In this there had certainly been but little to recommend him to the intimacy of such a girl as Lady Mary Palliser.
suitor
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From this reading Nor had the Duchess, when writing, ever spoken of him as a probable suitor for her daughter's hand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
there
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From this reading The last winter abroad had been passed at Rome, and there Lady Mary Palliser had become acquainted with a certain Mr. Tregear,--Francis Oliphant Tregear.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this there had certainly been but little to recommend him to the intimacy of such a girl as Lady Mary Palliser.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
Tregear
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From this reading The last winter abroad had been passed at Rome, and there Lady Mary Palliser had become acquainted with a certain Mr. Tregear,--Francis Oliphant Tregear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
well
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From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Nor had the Duchess, when writing, ever spoken of him as a probable suitor for her daughter's hand.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Duchess, who had been in constant correspondence with her friend, had asked questions by letter as to Mr. Tregear, of whom she had only known that he was the younger son of a Cornish gentleman, who had become Lord Silverbridge's friend at Oxford.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Duchess, who had been in constant correspondence with her friend, had asked questions by letter as to Mr. Tregear, of whom she had only known that he was the younger son of a Cornish gentleman, who had become Lord Silverbridge's friend at Oxford.
winter
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From this reading The last winter abroad had been passed at Rome, and there Lady Mary Palliser had become acquainted with a certain Mr. Tregear,--Francis Oliphant Tregear.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The last winter abroad had been passed at Rome, and there Lady Mary Palliser had become acquainted with a certain Mr. Tregear,--Francis Oliphant Tregear.
writing
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From this reading Nor had the Duchess, when writing, ever spoken of him as a probable suitor for her daughter's hand.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Mrs. Finn knew something of Lady Mary which was not known to the father, and which she was not yet prepared to make known to him.
younger
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From this reading The Duchess, who had been in constant correspondence with her friend, had asked questions by letter as to Mr. Tregear, of whom she had only known that he was the younger son of a Cornish gentleman, who had become Lord Silverbridge's friend at Oxford.
