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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Bone of My Bone" "How is it now between you and her?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That was the question which the Duke put to his son as soon as he had closed the door of the study.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No such question would have been asked had not Silverbridge himself declared to his father his purpose of making Lady Mabel his wife.
authority
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From this reading On that subject the Duke, without such authority, would not have interfered.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lady Mabel had just been dismissed from the front door on her journey, and there could be no doubt as to the "her" intended.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lady Mabel had just been dismissed from the front door on her journey, and there could be no doubt as to the "her" intended.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "Bone of My Bone" "How is it now between you and her?"
Bone
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From this reading "Bone of My Bone" "How is it now between you and her?"
closed
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From this reading That was the question which the Duke put to his son as soon as he had closed the door of the study.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lady Mabel had just been dismissed from the front door on her journey, and there could be no doubt as to the "her" intended.
declared
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From this reading No such question would have been asked had not Silverbridge himself declared to his father his purpose of making Lady Mabel his wife.
dismissed
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From this reading Lady Mabel had just been dismissed from the front door on her journey, and there could be no doubt as to the "her" intended.
door
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From this reading That was the question which the Duke put to his son as soon as he had closed the door of the study.
doubt
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From this reading Lady Mabel had just been dismissed from the front door on her journey, and there could be no doubt as to the "her" intended.
Duke
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From this reading That was the question which the Duke put to his son as soon as he had closed the door of the study.
father
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From this reading No such question would have been asked had not Silverbridge himself declared to his father his purpose of making Lady Mabel his wife.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lady Mabel had just been dismissed from the front door on her journey, and there could be no doubt as to the "her" intended.
front
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From this reading Lady Mabel had just been dismissed from the front door on her journey, and there could be no doubt as to the "her" intended.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That was the question which the Duke put to his son as soon as he had closed the door of the study.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No such question would have been asked had not Silverbridge himself declared to his father his purpose of making Lady Mabel his wife.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was the question which the Duke put to his son as soon as he had closed the door of the study.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Bone of My Bone" "How is it now between you and her?"
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading No such question would have been asked had not Silverbridge himself declared to his father his purpose of making Lady Mabel his wife.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That was the question which the Duke put to his son as soon as he had closed the door of the study.
How
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From this reading "Bone of My Bone" "How is it now between you and her?"
intended
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From this reading Lady Mabel had just been dismissed from the front door on her journey, and there could be no doubt as to the "her" intended.
interfered
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From this reading On that subject the Duke, without such authority, would not have interfered.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Bone of My Bone" "How is it now between you and her?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Bone of My Bone" "How is it now between you and her?"
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lady Mabel had just been dismissed from the front door on her journey, and there could be no doubt as to the "her" intended.
just
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From this reading Lady Mabel had just been dismissed from the front door on her journey, and there could be no doubt as to the "her" intended.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Mabel had just been dismissed from the front door on her journey, and there could be no doubt as to the "her" intended.
Mabel
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From this reading Lady Mabel had just been dismissed from the front door on her journey, and there could be no doubt as to the "her" intended.
making
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From this reading No such question would have been asked had not Silverbridge himself declared to his father his purpose of making Lady Mabel his wife.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Bone of My Bone" "How is it now between you and her?"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Lady Mabel had just been dismissed from the front door on her journey, and there could be no doubt as to the "her" intended.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No such question would have been asked had not Silverbridge himself declared to his father his purpose of making Lady Mabel his wife.
now
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From this reading "Bone of My Bone" "How is it now between you and her?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Bone of My Bone" "How is it now between you and her?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lady Mabel had just been dismissed from the front door on her journey, and there could be no doubt as to the "her" intended.
purpose
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From this reading No such question would have been asked had not Silverbridge himself declared to his father his purpose of making Lady Mabel his wife.
put
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From this reading That was the question which the Duke put to his son as soon as he had closed the door of the study.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That was the question which the Duke put to his son as soon as he had closed the door of the study.
Silverbridge
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From this reading No such question would have been asked had not Silverbridge himself declared to his father his purpose of making Lady Mabel his wife.
son
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From this reading That was the question which the Duke put to his son as soon as he had closed the door of the study.
soon
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From this reading That was the question which the Duke put to his son as soon as he had closed the door of the study.
study
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From this reading That was the question which the Duke put to his son as soon as he had closed the door of the study.
subject
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From this reading On that subject the Duke, without such authority, would not have interfered.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No such question would have been asked had not Silverbridge himself declared to his father his purpose of making Lady Mabel his wife.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the question which the Duke put to his son as soon as he had closed the door of the study.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was the question which the Duke put to his son as soon as he had closed the door of the study.
there
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From this reading Lady Mabel had just been dismissed from the front door on her journey, and there could be no doubt as to the "her" intended.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was the question which the Duke put to his son as soon as he had closed the door of the study.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was the question which the Duke put to his son as soon as he had closed the door of the study.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That was the question which the Duke put to his son as soon as he had closed the door of the study.
wife
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From this reading No such question would have been asked had not Silverbridge himself declared to his father his purpose of making Lady Mabel his wife.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading On that subject the Duke, without such authority, would not have interfered.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No such question would have been asked had not Silverbridge himself declared to his father his purpose of making Lady Mabel his wife.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Bone of My Bone" "How is it now between you and her?"
