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1,500
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From this reading At Bobsborough the dean was endowed with a large, rambling, picturesque, uncomfortable house, and with £1,500 a year.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
all
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From this reading In regard to personal property it may be asserted of all the Greystocks that they never had any.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
any
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From this reading In regard to personal property it may be asserted of all the Greystocks that they never had any.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
asserted
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From this reading In regard to personal property it may be asserted of all the Greystocks that they never had any.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Bobsborough the dean was endowed with a large, rambling, picturesque, uncomfortable house, and with £1,500 a year.
barrister
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From this reading Frank Greystock Frank Greystock the barrister was the only son of the Dean of Bobsborough.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Unless a dean have a private fortune, or has chanced to draw the happy lot of Durham in the lottery of deans, he can hardly be wealthy.
Bobsborough
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From this reading Frank Greystock Frank Greystock the barrister was the only son of the Dean of Bobsborough.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Unless a dean have a private fortune, or has chanced to draw the happy lot of Durham in the lottery of deans, he can hardly be wealthy.
chanced
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From this reading Unless a dean have a private fortune, or has chanced to draw the happy lot of Durham in the lottery of deans, he can hardly be wealthy.
daughters
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From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
Dean
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From this reading Frank Greystock Frank Greystock the barrister was the only son of the Dean of Bobsborough.
deans
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From this reading Unless a dean have a private fortune, or has chanced to draw the happy lot of Durham in the lottery of deans, he can hardly be wealthy.
draw
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From this reading Unless a dean have a private fortune, or has chanced to draw the happy lot of Durham in the lottery of deans, he can hardly be wealthy.
Durham
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From this reading Unless a dean have a private fortune, or has chanced to draw the happy lot of Durham in the lottery of deans, he can hardly be wealthy.
endowed
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From this reading At Bobsborough the dean was endowed with a large, rambling, picturesque, uncomfortable house, and with £1,500 a year.
family
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From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
Fawn
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From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Unless a dean have a private fortune, or has chanced to draw the happy lot of Durham in the lottery of deans, he can hardly be wealthy.
Frank
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From this reading Frank Greystock Frank Greystock the barrister was the only son of the Dean of Bobsborough.
Greystock
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From this reading Frank Greystock Frank Greystock the barrister was the only son of the Dean of Bobsborough.
Greystocks
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From this reading In regard to personal property it may be asserted of all the Greystocks that they never had any.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
happy
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From this reading Unless a dean have a private fortune, or has chanced to draw the happy lot of Durham in the lottery of deans, he can hardly be wealthy.
hardly
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From this reading Unless a dean have a private fortune, or has chanced to draw the happy lot of Durham in the lottery of deans, he can hardly be wealthy.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Unless a dean have a private fortune, or has chanced to draw the happy lot of Durham in the lottery of deans, he can hardly be wealthy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Unless a dean have a private fortune, or has chanced to draw the happy lot of Durham in the lottery of deans, he can hardly be wealthy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Unless a dean have a private fortune, or has chanced to draw the happy lot of Durham in the lottery of deans, he can hardly be wealthy.
house
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From this reading At Bobsborough the dean was endowed with a large, rambling, picturesque, uncomfortable house, and with £1,500 a year.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Unless a dean have a private fortune, or has chanced to draw the happy lot of Durham in the lottery of deans, he can hardly be wealthy.
indeed
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From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In regard to personal property it may be asserted of all the Greystocks that they never had any.
Lady
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From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
large
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From this reading At Bobsborough the dean was endowed with a large, rambling, picturesque, uncomfortable house, and with £1,500 a year.
lot
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From this reading Unless a dean have a private fortune, or has chanced to draw the happy lot of Durham in the lottery of deans, he can hardly be wealthy.
lottery
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From this reading Unless a dean have a private fortune, or has chanced to draw the happy lot of Durham in the lottery of deans, he can hardly be wealthy.
man
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From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading In regard to personal property it may be asserted of all the Greystocks that they never had any.
means
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From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In regard to personal property it may be asserted of all the Greystocks that they never had any.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
Now
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From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
numerous
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From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Frank Greystock Frank Greystock the barrister was the only son of the Dean of Bobsborough.
only
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From this reading Frank Greystock Frank Greystock the barrister was the only son of the Dean of Bobsborough.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Unless a dean have a private fortune, or has chanced to draw the happy lot of Durham in the lottery of deans, he can hardly be wealthy.
personal
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From this reading In regard to personal property it may be asserted of all the Greystocks that they never had any.
picturesque
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From this reading At Bobsborough the dean was endowed with a large, rambling, picturesque, uncomfortable house, and with £1,500 a year.
private
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From this reading Unless a dean have a private fortune, or has chanced to draw the happy lot of Durham in the lottery of deans, he can hardly be wealthy.
property
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From this reading In regard to personal property it may be asserted of all the Greystocks that they never had any.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
rambling
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From this reading At Bobsborough the dean was endowed with a large, rambling, picturesque, uncomfortable house, and with £1,500 a year.
regard
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From this reading In regard to personal property it may be asserted of all the Greystocks that they never had any.
rich
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From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
son
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From this reading Frank Greystock Frank Greystock the barrister was the only son of the Dean of Bobsborough.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Frank Greystock Frank Greystock the barrister was the only son of the Dean of Bobsborough.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
there
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From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In regard to personal property it may be asserted of all the Greystocks that they never had any.
three
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From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Unless a dean have a private fortune, or has chanced to draw the happy lot of Durham in the lottery of deans, he can hardly be wealthy.
uncomfortable
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From this reading At Bobsborough the dean was endowed with a large, rambling, picturesque, uncomfortable house, and with £1,500 a year.
UnlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Unless a dean have a private fortune, or has chanced to draw the happy lot of Durham in the lottery of deans, he can hardly be wealthy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frank Greystock Frank Greystock the barrister was the only son of the Dean of Bobsborough.
wealthy
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From this reading Unless a dean have a private fortune, or has chanced to draw the happy lot of Durham in the lottery of deans, he can hardly be wealthy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now the dean had a family of daughters,--not quite so numerous indeed as that of Lady Fawn, for there were only three of them,--and was by no means a rich man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At Bobsborough the dean was endowed with a large, rambling, picturesque, uncomfortable house, and with £1,500 a year.
year
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From this reading At Bobsborough the dean was endowed with a large, rambling, picturesque, uncomfortable house, and with £1,500 a year.
