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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 "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
accepted
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From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
advice
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From this reading Then he had been removed to Brighton, under the doctor's advice, chiefly in order that he might be kept out of the way of temptation.
all
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From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
announce
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From this reading He went to Belgrave Square, to announce his fate to Lady Mabel Grex;--but Lady Mabel Grex was not there.
arm
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From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Earl was ill at Brighton, and Lady Mabel had gone down to nurse him.
attacked
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From this reading The old woman who came to him in the hall told him that the Earl was very ill;--he had been attacked by the gout, but in spite of the gout, and in spite of the doctors, he had insisted on being taken to his club.
bandages
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From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The old woman who came to him in the hall told him that the Earl was very ill;--he had been attacked by the gout, but in spite of the gout, and in spite of the doctors, he had insisted on being taken to his club.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The old woman who came to him in the hall told him that the Earl was very ill;--he had been attacked by the gout, but in spite of the gout, and in spite of the doctors, he had insisted on being taken to his club.
Belgrave
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From this reading He went to Belgrave Square, to announce his fate to Lady Mabel Grex;--but Lady Mabel Grex was not there.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
Brighton
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From this reading The Earl was ill at Brighton, and Lady Mabel had gone down to nurse him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He went to Belgrave Square, to announce his fate to Lady Mabel Grex;--but Lady Mabel Grex was not there.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
came
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From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
Carlton
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From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
chiefly
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From this reading Then he had been removed to Brighton, under the doctor's advice, chiefly in order that he might be kept out of the way of temptation.
club
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From this reading The old woman who came to him in the hall told him that the Earl was very ill;--he had been attacked by the gout, but in spite of the gout, and in spite of the doctors, he had insisted on being taken to his club.
doctor's
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From this reading Then he had been removed to Brighton, under the doctor's advice, chiefly in order that he might be kept out of the way of temptation.
doctors
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From this reading The old woman who came to him in the hall told him that the Earl was very ill;--he had been attacked by the gout, but in spite of the gout, and in spite of the doctors, he had insisted on being taken to his club.
down
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From this reading The Earl was ill at Brighton, and Lady Mabel had gone down to nurse him.
Duke
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From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
Earl
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From this reading The Earl was ill at Brighton, and Lady Mabel had gone down to nurse him.
fate
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From this reading He went to Belgrave Square, to announce his fate to Lady Mabel Grex;--but Lady Mabel Grex was not there.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
formally
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From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
gone
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From this reading The Earl was ill at Brighton, and Lady Mabel had gone down to nurse him.
Good-Bye
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From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
gout
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From this reading The old woman who came to him in the hall told him that the Earl was very ill;--he had been attacked by the gout, but in spite of the gout, and in spite of the doctors, he had insisted on being taken to his club.
Grex
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From this reading He went to Belgrave Square, to announce his fate to Lady Mabel Grex;--but Lady Mabel Grex was not there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
hall
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From this reading The old woman who came to him in the hall told him that the Earl was very ill;--he had been attacked by the gout, but in spite of the gout, and in spite of the doctors, he had insisted on being taken to his club.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
house
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From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
ill
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From this reading The Earl was ill at Brighton, and Lady Mabel had gone down to nurse him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading The old woman who came to him in the hall told him that the Earl was very ill;--he had been attacked by the gout, but in spite of the gout, and in spite of the doctors, he had insisted on being taken to his club.
kept
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From this reading Then he had been removed to Brighton, under the doctor's advice, chiefly in order that he might be kept out of the way of temptation.
Lady
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From this reading He went to Belgrave Square, to announce his fate to Lady Mabel Grex;--but Lady Mabel Grex was not there.
Mabel
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From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He went to Belgrave Square, to announce his fate to Lady Mabel Grex;--but Lady Mabel Grex was not there.
nurse
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From this reading The Earl was ill at Brighton, and Lady Mabel had gone down to nurse him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old woman who came to him in the hall told him that the Earl was very ill;--he had been attacked by the gout, but in spite of the gout, and in spite of the doctors, he had insisted on being taken to his club.
old
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From this reading The old woman who came to him in the hall told him that the Earl was very ill;--he had been attacked by the gout, but in spite of the gout, and in spite of the doctors, he had insisted on being taken to his club.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The old woman who came to him in the hall told him that the Earl was very ill;--he had been attacked by the gout, but in spite of the gout, and in spite of the doctors, he had insisted on being taken to his club.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
other
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From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
out
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From this reading Then he had been removed to Brighton, under the doctor's advice, chiefly in order that he might be kept out of the way of temptation.
removed
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From this reading Then he had been removed to Brighton, under the doctor's advice, chiefly in order that he might be kept out of the way of temptation.
round
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From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
sling
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From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
spite
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From this reading The old woman who came to him in the hall told him that the Earl was very ill;--he had been attacked by the gout, but in spite of the gout, and in spite of the doctors, he had insisted on being taken to his club.
Square
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From this reading He went to Belgrave Square, to announce his fate to Lady Mabel Grex;--but Lady Mabel Grex was not there.
taken
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From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
temptation
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From this reading Then he had been removed to Brighton, under the doctor's advice, chiefly in order that he might be kept out of the way of temptation.
Terrace
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From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
Then
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From this reading Then he had been removed to Brighton, under the doctor's advice, chiefly in order that he might be kept out of the way of temptation.
there
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From this reading He went to Belgrave Square, to announce his fate to Lady Mabel Grex;--but Lady Mabel Grex was not there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old woman who came to him in the hall told him that the Earl was very ill;--he had been attacked by the gout, but in spite of the gout, and in spite of the doctors, he had insisted on being taken to his club.
town
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From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
Tregear
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From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Then he had been removed to Brighton, under the doctor's advice, chiefly in order that he might be kept out of the way of temptation.
very
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From this reading The old woman who came to him in the hall told him that the Earl was very ill;--he had been attacked by the gout, but in spite of the gout, and in spite of the doctors, he had insisted on being taken to his club.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He went to Belgrave Square, to announce his fate to Lady Mabel Grex;--but Lady Mabel Grex was not there.
way
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From this reading Then he had been removed to Brighton, under the doctor's advice, chiefly in order that he might be kept out of the way of temptation.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to Belgrave Square, to announce his fate to Lady Mabel Grex;--but Lady Mabel Grex was not there.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The old woman who came to him in the hall told him that the Earl was very ill;--he had been attacked by the gout, but in spite of the gout, and in spite of the doctors, he had insisted on being taken to his club.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Mabel, Good-Bye" When Tregear first came to town with his arm in a sling, and bandages all round him,--in order that he might be formally accepted by the Duke,--he had himself taken to one other house besides the house in Carlton Terrace.
woman
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From this reading The old woman who came to him in the hall told him that the Earl was very ill;--he had been attacked by the gout, but in spite of the gout, and in spite of the doctors, he had insisted on being taken to his club.
