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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 Lord Popplecourt would certainly not have given a second thought to Lady Cantrip unless he had been specially flattered.
agreeable
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From this reading Lord Popplecourt When the reader was told that Lord Popplecourt had found Lady Cantrip very agreeable it is to be hoped that the reader was disgusted.
all
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From this reading And why should such a man have been flattered by a woman who was in all respects his superior?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And why should such a man have been flattered by a woman who was in all respects his superior?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lord Popplecourt When the reader was told that Lord Popplecourt had found Lady Cantrip very agreeable it is to be hoped that the reader was disgusted.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lord Popplecourt would certainly not have given a second thought to Lady Cantrip unless he had been specially flattered.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And why should such a man have been flattered by a woman who was in all respects his superior?
Cantrip
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From this reading Lord Popplecourt When the reader was told that Lord Popplecourt had found Lady Cantrip very agreeable it is to be hoped that the reader was disgusted.
certainly
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From this reading Lord Popplecourt would certainly not have given a second thought to Lady Cantrip unless he had been specially flattered.
disgusted
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From this reading Lord Popplecourt When the reader was told that Lord Popplecourt had found Lady Cantrip very agreeable it is to be hoped that the reader was disgusted.
elders
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From this reading It had been settled by the wisdom of the elders that it would be a good thing that Lord Popplecourt should marry Lady Mary Palliser.
flattered
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From this reading Lord Popplecourt would certainly not have given a second thought to Lady Cantrip unless he had been specially flattered.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Popplecourt When the reader was told that Lord Popplecourt had found Lady Cantrip very agreeable it is to be hoped that the reader was disgusted.
given
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From this reading Lord Popplecourt would certainly not have given a second thought to Lady Cantrip unless he had been specially flattered.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been settled by the wisdom of the elders that it would be a good thing that Lord Popplecourt should marry Lady Mary Palliser.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lord Popplecourt When the reader was told that Lord Popplecourt had found Lady Cantrip very agreeable it is to be hoped that the reader was disgusted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lord Popplecourt would certainly not have given a second thought to Lady Cantrip unless he had been specially flattered.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lord Popplecourt would certainly not have given a second thought to Lady Cantrip unless he had been specially flattered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And why should such a man have been flattered by a woman who was in all respects his superior?
hoped
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From this reading Lord Popplecourt When the reader was told that Lord Popplecourt had found Lady Cantrip very agreeable it is to be hoped that the reader was disgusted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And why should such a man have been flattered by a woman who was in all respects his superior?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lord Popplecourt When the reader was told that Lord Popplecourt had found Lady Cantrip very agreeable it is to be hoped that the reader was disgusted.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lord Popplecourt When the reader was told that Lord Popplecourt had found Lady Cantrip very agreeable it is to be hoped that the reader was disgusted.
Lady
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From this reading Lord Popplecourt When the reader was told that Lord Popplecourt had found Lady Cantrip very agreeable it is to be hoped that the reader was disgusted.
Lord
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From this reading Lord Popplecourt When the reader was told that Lord Popplecourt had found Lady Cantrip very agreeable it is to be hoped that the reader was disgusted.
man
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From this reading And why should such a man have been flattered by a woman who was in all respects his superior?
marry
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From this reading It had been settled by the wisdom of the elders that it would be a good thing that Lord Popplecourt should marry Lady Mary Palliser.
Mary
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From this reading It had been settled by the wisdom of the elders that it would be a good thing that Lord Popplecourt should marry Lady Mary Palliser.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lord Popplecourt would certainly not have given a second thought to Lady Cantrip unless he had been specially flattered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had been settled by the wisdom of the elders that it would be a good thing that Lord Popplecourt should marry Lady Mary Palliser.
Palliser
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From this reading It had been settled by the wisdom of the elders that it would be a good thing that Lord Popplecourt should marry Lady Mary Palliser.
Popplecourt
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From this reading Lord Popplecourt When the reader was told that Lord Popplecourt had found Lady Cantrip very agreeable it is to be hoped that the reader was disgusted.
reader
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From this reading Lord Popplecourt When the reader was told that Lord Popplecourt had found Lady Cantrip very agreeable it is to be hoped that the reader was disgusted.
respects
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From this reading And why should such a man have been flattered by a woman who was in all respects his superior?
second
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From this reading Lord Popplecourt would certainly not have given a second thought to Lady Cantrip unless he had been specially flattered.
settled
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From this reading It had been settled by the wisdom of the elders that it would be a good thing that Lord Popplecourt should marry Lady Mary Palliser.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And why should such a man have been flattered by a woman who was in all respects his superior?
specially
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From this reading Lord Popplecourt would certainly not have given a second thought to Lady Cantrip unless he had been specially flattered.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And why should such a man have been flattered by a woman who was in all respects his superior?
superior
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From this reading And why should such a man have been flattered by a woman who was in all respects his superior?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lord Popplecourt When the reader was told that Lord Popplecourt had found Lady Cantrip very agreeable it is to be hoped that the reader was disgusted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lord Popplecourt When the reader was told that Lord Popplecourt had found Lady Cantrip very agreeable it is to be hoped that the reader was disgusted.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been settled by the wisdom of the elders that it would be a good thing that Lord Popplecourt should marry Lady Mary Palliser.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Popplecourt would certainly not have given a second thought to Lady Cantrip unless he had been specially flattered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lord Popplecourt When the reader was told that Lord Popplecourt had found Lady Cantrip very agreeable it is to be hoped that the reader was disgusted.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Popplecourt When the reader was told that Lord Popplecourt had found Lady Cantrip very agreeable it is to be hoped that the reader was disgusted.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reader will understand.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Lord Popplecourt would certainly not have given a second thought to Lady Cantrip unless he had been specially flattered.
very
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From this reading Lord Popplecourt When the reader was told that Lord Popplecourt had found Lady Cantrip very agreeable it is to be hoped that the reader was disgusted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lord Popplecourt When the reader was told that Lord Popplecourt had found Lady Cantrip very agreeable it is to be hoped that the reader was disgusted.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Lord Popplecourt When the reader was told that Lord Popplecourt had found Lady Cantrip very agreeable it is to be hoped that the reader was disgusted.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And why should such a man have been flattered by a woman who was in all respects his superior?
why
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From this reading And why should such a man have been flattered by a woman who was in all respects his superior?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The reader will understand.
wisdom
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From this reading It had been settled by the wisdom of the elders that it would be a good thing that Lord Popplecourt should marry Lady Mary Palliser.
woman
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From this reading And why should such a man have been flattered by a woman who was in all respects his superior?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lord Popplecourt would certainly not have given a second thought to Lady Cantrip unless he had been specially flattered.
