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17th
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From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
6th
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From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As to a majority,--nothing as yet was known about that.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As to a majority,--nothing as yet was known about that.
allowed
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From this reading And Phineas Finn resumed the peculiar ministerial tone of voice just as though he had never allowed himself to use the free and indignant strains of opposition.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
April
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From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
arrangement
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From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Monk sat on his bench so comfortably that he hardly seemed ever to have been off it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
bench
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From this reading Mr. Monk sat on his bench so comfortably that he hardly seemed ever to have been off it.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Some few besides Silverbridge might probably transfer themselves to the Government.
Cabinet
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From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
comfortably
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From this reading Mr. Monk sat on his bench so comfortably that he hardly seemed ever to have been off it.
completed
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From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
Easter
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From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
elections
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From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Monk sat on his bench so comfortably that he hardly seemed ever to have been off it.
fell
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From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
few
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From this reading Some few besides Silverbridge might probably transfer themselves to the Government.
Finn
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From this reading And Phineas Finn resumed the peculiar ministerial tone of voice just as though he had never allowed himself to use the free and indignant strains of opposition.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading And Phineas Finn resumed the peculiar ministerial tone of voice just as though he had never allowed himself to use the free and indignant strains of opposition.
Government
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From this reading Some few besides Silverbridge might probably transfer themselves to the Government.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And Phineas Finn resumed the peculiar ministerial tone of voice just as though he had never allowed himself to use the free and indignant strains of opposition.
hardly
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From this reading Mr. Monk sat on his bench so comfortably that he hardly seemed ever to have been off it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. Monk sat on his bench so comfortably that he hardly seemed ever to have been off it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Monk sat on his bench so comfortably that he hardly seemed ever to have been off it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And Phineas Finn resumed the peculiar ministerial tone of voice just as though he had never allowed himself to use the free and indignant strains of opposition.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Monk sat on his bench so comfortably that he hardly seemed ever to have been off it.
holidays
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From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
indignant
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From this reading And Phineas Finn resumed the peculiar ministerial tone of voice just as though he had never allowed himself to use the free and indignant strains of opposition.
inferior
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From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Monk sat on his bench so comfortably that he hardly seemed ever to have been off it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
just
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From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
known
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From this reading As to a majority,--nothing as yet was known about that.
majority
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From this reading As to a majority,--nothing as yet was known about that.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Some few besides Silverbridge might probably transfer themselves to the Government.
ministerial
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From this reading And Phineas Finn resumed the peculiar ministerial tone of voice just as though he had never allowed himself to use the free and indignant strains of opposition.
Monk
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From this reading Mr. Monk sat on his bench so comfortably that he hardly seemed ever to have been off it.
month
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From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Monk sat on his bench so comfortably that he hardly seemed ever to have been off it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Phineas Finn resumed the peculiar ministerial tone of voice just as though he had never allowed himself to use the free and indignant strains of opposition.
new
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From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As to a majority,--nothing as yet was known about that.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
off
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From this reading Mr. Monk sat on his bench so comfortably that he hardly seemed ever to have been off it.
offices
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From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
only
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From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
opposition
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From this reading And Phineas Finn resumed the peculiar ministerial tone of voice just as though he had never allowed himself to use the free and indignant strains of opposition.
peculiar
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From this reading And Phineas Finn resumed the peculiar ministerial tone of voice just as though he had never allowed himself to use the free and indignant strains of opposition.
Phineas
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From this reading And Phineas Finn resumed the peculiar ministerial tone of voice just as though he had never allowed himself to use the free and indignant strains of opposition.
probably
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From this reading Some few besides Silverbridge might probably transfer themselves to the Government.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And Phineas Finn resumed the peculiar ministerial tone of voice just as though he had never allowed himself to use the free and indignant strains of opposition.
sat
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From this reading Mr. Monk sat on his bench so comfortably that he hardly seemed ever to have been off it.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Monk sat on his bench so comfortably that he hardly seemed ever to have been off it.
Silverbridge
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From this reading Some few besides Silverbridge might probably transfer themselves to the Government.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr. Monk sat on his bench so comfortably that he hardly seemed ever to have been off it.
Some
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From this reading Some few besides Silverbridge might probably transfer themselves to the Government.
strains
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From this reading And Phineas Finn resumed the peculiar ministerial tone of voice just as though he had never allowed himself to use the free and indignant strains of opposition.
Sunday
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From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Some few besides Silverbridge might probably transfer themselves to the Government.
there
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From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And Phineas Finn resumed the peculiar ministerial tone of voice just as though he had never allowed himself to use the free and indignant strains of opposition.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Monk sat on his bench so comfortably that he hardly seemed ever to have been off it.
tone
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From this reading And Phineas Finn resumed the peculiar ministerial tone of voice just as though he had never allowed himself to use the free and indignant strains of opposition.
transfer
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From this reading Some few besides Silverbridge might probably transfer themselves to the Government.
use
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From this reading And Phineas Finn resumed the peculiar ministerial tone of voice just as though he had never allowed himself to use the free and indignant strains of opposition.
voice
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From this reading And Phineas Finn resumed the peculiar ministerial tone of voice just as though he had never allowed himself to use the free and indignant strains of opposition.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
Wedding
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From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The First Wedding As Easter Sunday fell on the 17th April, and as the arrangement of the new Cabinet, with its inferior offices, was not completed till the 6th of that month, there was only just time for the new elections before the holidays.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading As to a majority,--nothing as yet was known about that.
