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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 When the vacancy now occurred a deputation waited upon Squire Tregear and asked him to stand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then there had come changes, and strangers had made themselves welcome by their money.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Silverbridge had told his father, many of the Tregear family had sat for the borough.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the vacancy now occurred a deputation waited upon Squire Tregear and asked him to stand.
borough
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From this reading Polpenno Polwenning, the seat of Mr. Tregear, Frank's father, was close to the borough of Polpenno,--so close that the gates of the grounds opened into the town.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then there had come changes, and strangers had made themselves welcome by their money.
certain
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From this reading The deputation would guarantee that the expense should not exceed--a certain limited sum.
changes
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From this reading Then there had come changes, and strangers had made themselves welcome by their money.
close
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From this reading Polpenno Polwenning, the seat of Mr. Tregear, Frank's father, was close to the borough of Polpenno,--so close that the gates of the grounds opened into the town.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then there had come changes, and strangers had made themselves welcome by their money.
deputation
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From this reading When the vacancy now occurred a deputation waited upon Squire Tregear and asked him to stand.
exceed
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From this reading The deputation would guarantee that the expense should not exceed--a certain limited sum.
expense
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From this reading The deputation would guarantee that the expense should not exceed--a certain limited sum.
family
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From this reading As Silverbridge had told his father, many of the Tregear family had sat for the borough.
father
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From this reading Polpenno Polwenning, the seat of Mr. Tregear, Frank's father, was close to the borough of Polpenno,--so close that the gates of the grounds opened into the town.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As Silverbridge had told his father, many of the Tregear family had sat for the borough.
Frank's
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From this reading Polpenno Polwenning, the seat of Mr. Tregear, Frank's father, was close to the borough of Polpenno,--so close that the gates of the grounds opened into the town.
gates
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From this reading Polpenno Polwenning, the seat of Mr. Tregear, Frank's father, was close to the borough of Polpenno,--so close that the gates of the grounds opened into the town.
grounds
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From this reading Polpenno Polwenning, the seat of Mr. Tregear, Frank's father, was close to the borough of Polpenno,--so close that the gates of the grounds opened into the town.
guarantee
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From this reading The deputation would guarantee that the expense should not exceed--a certain limited sum.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Silverbridge had told his father, many of the Tregear family had sat for the borough.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the vacancy now occurred a deputation waited upon Squire Tregear and asked him to stand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Silverbridge had told his father, many of the Tregear family had sat for the borough.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Polpenno Polwenning, the seat of Mr. Tregear, Frank's father, was close to the borough of Polpenno,--so close that the gates of the grounds opened into the town.
limited
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From this reading The deputation would guarantee that the expense should not exceed--a certain limited sum.
made
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From this reading Then there had come changes, and strangers had made themselves welcome by their money.
many
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From this reading As Silverbridge had told his father, many of the Tregear family had sat for the borough.
money
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From this reading Then there had come changes, and strangers had made themselves welcome by their money.
Mr
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From this reading Polpenno Polwenning, the seat of Mr. Tregear, Frank's father, was close to the borough of Polpenno,--so close that the gates of the grounds opened into the town.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The deputation would guarantee that the expense should not exceed--a certain limited sum.
now
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From this reading When the vacancy now occurred a deputation waited upon Squire Tregear and asked him to stand.
occurred
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From this reading When the vacancy now occurred a deputation waited upon Squire Tregear and asked him to stand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Polpenno Polwenning, the seat of Mr. Tregear, Frank's father, was close to the borough of Polpenno,--so close that the gates of the grounds opened into the town.
opened
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From this reading Polpenno Polwenning, the seat of Mr. Tregear, Frank's father, was close to the borough of Polpenno,--so close that the gates of the grounds opened into the town.
Polpenno
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From this reading Polpenno Polwenning, the seat of Mr. Tregear, Frank's father, was close to the borough of Polpenno,--so close that the gates of the grounds opened into the town.
Polwenning
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From this reading Polpenno Polwenning, the seat of Mr. Tregear, Frank's father, was close to the borough of Polpenno,--so close that the gates of the grounds opened into the town.
sat
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From this reading As Silverbridge had told his father, many of the Tregear family had sat for the borough.
seat
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From this reading Polpenno Polwenning, the seat of Mr. Tregear, Frank's father, was close to the borough of Polpenno,--so close that the gates of the grounds opened into the town.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The deputation would guarantee that the expense should not exceed--a certain limited sum.
Silverbridge
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From this reading As Silverbridge had told his father, many of the Tregear family had sat for the borough.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Polpenno Polwenning, the seat of Mr. Tregear, Frank's father, was close to the borough of Polpenno,--so close that the gates of the grounds opened into the town.
Squire
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From this reading When the vacancy now occurred a deputation waited upon Squire Tregear and asked him to stand.
stand
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From this reading When the vacancy now occurred a deputation waited upon Squire Tregear and asked him to stand.
strangers
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From this reading Then there had come changes, and strangers had made themselves welcome by their money.
sum
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From this reading The deputation would guarantee that the expense should not exceed--a certain limited sum.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Polpenno Polwenning, the seat of Mr. Tregear, Frank's father, was close to the borough of Polpenno,--so close that the gates of the grounds opened into the town.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Polpenno Polwenning, the seat of Mr. Tregear, Frank's father, was close to the borough of Polpenno,--so close that the gates of the grounds opened into the town.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then there had come changes, and strangers had made themselves welcome by their money.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Then there had come changes, and strangers had made themselves welcome by their money.
Then
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From this reading Then there had come changes, and strangers had made themselves welcome by their money.
there
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From this reading Then there had come changes, and strangers had made themselves welcome by their money.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Polpenno Polwenning, the seat of Mr. Tregear, Frank's father, was close to the borough of Polpenno,--so close that the gates of the grounds opened into the town.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Silverbridge had told his father, many of the Tregear family had sat for the borough.
town
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From this reading Polpenno Polwenning, the seat of Mr. Tregear, Frank's father, was close to the borough of Polpenno,--so close that the gates of the grounds opened into the town.
Tregear
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From this reading Polpenno Polwenning, the seat of Mr. Tregear, Frank's father, was close to the borough of Polpenno,--so close that the gates of the grounds opened into the town.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When the vacancy now occurred a deputation waited upon Squire Tregear and asked him to stand.
vacancy
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From this reading When the vacancy now occurred a deputation waited upon Squire Tregear and asked him to stand.
waited
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From this reading When the vacancy now occurred a deputation waited upon Squire Tregear and asked him to stand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Polpenno Polwenning, the seat of Mr. Tregear, Frank's father, was close to the borough of Polpenno,--so close that the gates of the grounds opened into the town.
welcome
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From this reading Then there had come changes, and strangers had made themselves welcome by their money.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the vacancy now occurred a deputation waited upon Squire Tregear and asked him to stand.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The deputation would guarantee that the expense should not exceed--a certain limited sum.
