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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 A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading For one young woman had little chance of winning her way against an old man and the religious convictions that another had impressed upon him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For one young woman had little chance of winning her way against an old man and the religious convictions that another had impressed upon him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For one young woman had little chance of winning her way against an old man and the religious convictions that another had impressed upon him.
antagonistic
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From this reading "We are happily free of any antagonistic and material influence," he said.
any
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From this reading "We are happily free of any antagonistic and material influence," he said.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are happily free of any antagonistic and material influence," he said.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading Sir Walter and the priest were now at one, nor did the common sense of a fourth party to the argument convince them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sir Walter and the priest were now at one, nor did the common sense of a fourth party to the argument convince them.
Chadlands
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From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
chance
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From this reading For one young woman had little chance of winning her way against an old man and the religious convictions that another had impressed upon him.
common
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From this reading Sir Walter and the priest were now at one, nor did the common sense of a fourth party to the argument convince them.
companion
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From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
convictions
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From this reading For one young woman had little chance of winning her way against an old man and the religious convictions that another had impressed upon him.
convince
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From this reading Sir Walter and the priest were now at one, nor did the common sense of a fourth party to the argument convince them.
declared
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From this reading At dinner Septimus May declared his purpose.
departure
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From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Sir Walter and the priest were now at one, nor did the common sense of a fourth party to the argument convince them.
dinner
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From this reading At dinner Septimus May declared his purpose.
discovered
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From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
earnest
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From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
faced
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From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
followed
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From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one young woman had little chance of winning her way against an old man and the religious convictions that another had impressed upon him.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Walter and the priest were now at one, nor did the common sense of a fourth party to the argument convince them.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading "We are happily free of any antagonistic and material influence," he said.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
happily
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From this reading "We are happily free of any antagonistic and material influence," he said.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We are happily free of any antagonistic and material influence," he said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For one young woman had little chance of winning her way against an old man and the religious convictions that another had impressed upon him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For one young woman had little chance of winning her way against an old man and the religious convictions that another had impressed upon him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
impressed
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From this reading For one young woman had little chance of winning her way against an old man and the religious convictions that another had impressed upon him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
incidents
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From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
influence
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From this reading "We are happily free of any antagonistic and material influence," he said.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one young woman had little chance of winning her way against an old man and the religious convictions that another had impressed upon him.
man
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From this reading For one young woman had little chance of winning her way against an old man and the religious convictions that another had impressed upon him.
Mary
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From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
material
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From this reading "We are happily free of any antagonistic and material influence," he said.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading At dinner Septimus May declared his purpose.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Sir Walter and the priest were now at one, nor did the common sense of a fourth party to the argument convince them.
now
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From this reading Sir Walter and the priest were now at one, nor did the common sense of a fourth party to the argument convince them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
old
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From this reading For one young woman had little chance of winning her way against an old man and the religious convictions that another had impressed upon him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one young woman had little chance of winning her way against an old man and the religious convictions that another had impressed upon him.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Walter and the priest were now at one, nor did the common sense of a fourth party to the argument convince them.
perturbed
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From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
priest
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From this reading Sir Walter and the priest were now at one, nor did the common sense of a fourth party to the argument convince them.
problem
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From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
purpose
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From this reading At dinner Septimus May declared his purpose.
religious
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From this reading For one young woman had little chance of winning her way against an old man and the religious convictions that another had impressed upon him.
said
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From this reading "We are happily free of any antagonistic and material influence," he said.
sense
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From this reading Sir Walter and the priest were now at one, nor did the common sense of a fourth party to the argument convince them.
Septimus
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From this reading At dinner Septimus May declared his purpose.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Walter and the priest were now at one, nor did the common sense of a fourth party to the argument convince them.
soon
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From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
succession
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From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sir Walter and the priest were now at one, nor did the common sense of a fourth party to the argument convince them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Walter and the priest were now at one, nor did the common sense of a fourth party to the argument convince them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
Walter
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From this reading Sir Walter and the priest were now at one, nor did the common sense of a fourth party to the argument convince them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
way
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From this reading For one young woman had little chance of winning her way against an old man and the religious convictions that another had impressed upon him.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are happily free of any antagonistic and material influence," he said.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sir Walter and the priest were now at one, nor did the common sense of a fourth party to the argument convince them.
winning
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From this reading For one young woman had little chance of winning her way against an old man and the religious convictions that another had impressed upon him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A succession of incidents, that must have perturbed the doctor and his companion in earnest, had followed upon their departure from Chadlands, and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible problem.
woman
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From this reading For one young woman had little chance of winning her way against an old man and the religious convictions that another had impressed upon him.
young
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From this reading For one young woman had little chance of winning her way against an old man and the religious convictions that another had impressed upon him.
