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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 This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the day after they parted at Ischl the first news respecting Prime Minister had reached him,--namely, that his son's horse had lost the race.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
all
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From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
annoyed
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From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
associated
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From this reading Even this would not have troubled him,--might in some sort have comforted him,--were it not made evident to him that his son had been closely associated with swindlers in these transactions.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
charge
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From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
closely
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From this reading Even this would not have troubled him,--might in some sort have comforted him,--were it not made evident to him that his son had been closely associated with swindlers in these transactions.
comforted
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From this reading Even this would not have troubled him,--might in some sort have comforted him,--were it not made evident to him that his son had been closely associated with swindlers in these transactions.
contained
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From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
daughter
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From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
day
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From this reading On the day after they parted at Ischl the first news respecting Prime Minister had reached him,--namely, that his son's horse had lost the race.
difficulty
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From this reading If it were a mere question of money, that might be settled without difficulty.
Duke
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From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
Early
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From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even this would not have troubled him,--might in some sort have comforted him,--were it not made evident to him that his son had been closely associated with swindlers in these transactions.
evident
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From this reading Even this would not have troubled him,--might in some sort have comforted him,--were it not made evident to him that his son had been closely associated with swindlers in these transactions.
Finn
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From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the day after they parted at Ischl the first news respecting Prime Minister had reached him,--namely, that his son's horse had lost the race.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the day after they parted at Ischl the first news respecting Prime Minister had reached him,--namely, that his son's horse had lost the race.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the day after they parted at Ischl the first news respecting Prime Minister had reached him,--namely, that his son's horse had lost the race.
hinted
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From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
horse
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From this reading On the day after they parted at Ischl the first news respecting Prime Minister had reached him,--namely, that his son's horse had lost the race.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it were a mere question of money, that might be settled without difficulty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
Ischl
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From this reading On the day after they parted at Ischl the first news respecting Prime Minister had reached him,--namely, that his son's horse had lost the race.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
Lord
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From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
lost
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From this reading On the day after they parted at Ischl the first news respecting Prime Minister had reached him,--namely, that his son's horse had lost the race.
made
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From this reading Even this would not have troubled him,--might in some sort have comforted him,--were it not made evident to him that his son had been closely associated with swindlers in these transactions.
Matching
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From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
mere
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From this reading If it were a mere question of money, that might be settled without difficulty.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Even this would not have troubled him,--might in some sort have comforted him,--were it not made evident to him that his son had been closely associated with swindlers in these transactions.
Minister
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From this reading On the day after they parted at Ischl the first news respecting Prime Minister had reached him,--namely, that his son's horse had lost the race.
money
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From this reading If it were a mere question of money, that might be settled without difficulty.
namely
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From this reading On the day after they parted at Ischl the first news respecting Prime Minister had reached him,--namely, that his son's horse had lost the race.
news
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From this reading On the day after they parted at Ischl the first news respecting Prime Minister had reached him,--namely, that his son's horse had lost the race.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
October
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From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day after they parted at Ischl the first news respecting Prime Minister had reached him,--namely, that his son's horse had lost the race.
papers
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From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
parted
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From this reading On the day after they parted at Ischl the first news respecting Prime Minister had reached him,--namely, that his son's horse had lost the race.
Phineas
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From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
Prime
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From this reading On the day after they parted at Ischl the first news respecting Prime Minister had reached him,--namely, that his son's horse had lost the race.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If it were a mere question of money, that might be settled without difficulty.
race
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From this reading On the day after they parted at Ischl the first news respecting Prime Minister had reached him,--namely, that his son's horse had lost the race.
reached
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From this reading On the day after they parted at Ischl the first news respecting Prime Minister had reached him,--namely, that his son's horse had lost the race.
read
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From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
respecting
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From this reading On the day after they parted at Ischl the first news respecting Prime Minister had reached him,--namely, that his son's horse had lost the race.
settled
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From this reading If it were a mere question of money, that might be settled without difficulty.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
Silverbridge
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From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
some
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From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
son
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From this reading Even this would not have troubled him,--might in some sort have comforted him,--were it not made evident to him that his son had been closely associated with swindlers in these transactions.
son's
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From this reading On the day after they parted at Ischl the first news respecting Prime Minister had reached him,--namely, that his son's horse had lost the race.
sort
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From this reading Even this would not have troubled him,--might in some sort have comforted him,--were it not made evident to him that his son had been closely associated with swindlers in these transactions.
swindlers
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From this reading Even this would not have troubled him,--might in some sort have comforted him,--were it not made evident to him that his son had been closely associated with swindlers in these transactions.
swindling
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From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the day after they parted at Ischl the first news respecting Prime Minister had reached him,--namely, that his son's horse had lost the race.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
There
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From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Even this would not have troubled him,--might in some sort have comforted him,--were it not made evident to him that his son had been closely associated with swindlers in these transactions.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the day after they parted at Ischl the first news respecting Prime Minister had reached him,--namely, that his son's horse had lost the race.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even this would not have troubled him,--might in some sort have comforted him,--were it not made evident to him that his son had been closely associated with swindlers in these transactions.
transactions
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From this reading Even this would not have troubled him,--might in some sort have comforted him,--were it not made evident to him that his son had been closely associated with swindlers in these transactions.
troubled
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From this reading Even this would not have troubled him,--might in some sort have comforted him,--were it not made evident to him that his son had been closely associated with swindlers in these transactions.
vague
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From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
victim
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From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
wife
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From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading If it were a mere question of money, that might be settled without difficulty.
Word
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From this reading "There Shall Not Be Another Word About It" Early in October the Duke was at Matching with his daughter, and Phineas Finn and his wife were both with them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This would not have annoyed him at all, but that the papers which he read contained some vague charge of swindling against somebody, and hinted that Lord Silverbridge had been a victim.
