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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 Lord Hayslope would have made a good title, but under the circumstances it would hardly have done."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Comfrey read out this item of information from his newspaper, as he sat at breakfast with his wife and his son, and expressed his satisfaction over it.
any
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From this reading "He will simply be called Lord Eldridge, and there can't possibly be any objection to it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Comfrey read out this item of information from his newspaper, as he sat at breakfast with his wife and his son, and expressed his satisfaction over it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Comfrey read out this item of information from his newspaper, as he sat at breakfast with his wife and his son, and expressed his satisfaction over it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He will simply be called Lord Eldridge, and there can't possibly be any objection to it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I'm glad it has been settled like that," he said.
breakfast
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From this reading Mr. Comfrey read out this item of information from his newspaper, as he sat at breakfast with his wife and his son, and expressed his satisfaction over it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lord Hayslope would have made a good title, but under the circumstances it would hardly have done."
called
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From this reading "He will simply be called Lord Eldridge, and there can't possibly be any objection to it.
can't
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From this reading "He will simply be called Lord Eldridge, and there can't possibly be any objection to it.
circumstances
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From this reading Lord Hayslope would have made a good title, but under the circumstances it would hardly have done."
COMFREY
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From this reading FRED COMFREY "Sir William Eldridge, who was recently raised to the peerage, has taken the title Lord Eldridge of Hayslope."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Hayslope would have made a good title, but under the circumstances it would hardly have done."
Eldridge
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From this reading FRED COMFREY "Sir William Eldridge, who was recently raised to the peerage, has taken the title Lord Eldridge of Hayslope."
expressed
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FRED
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From this reading FRED COMFREY "Sir William Eldridge, who was recently raised to the peerage, has taken the title Lord Eldridge of Hayslope."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Comfrey read out this item of information from his newspaper, as he sat at breakfast with his wife and his son, and expressed his satisfaction over it.
glad
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From this reading "I'm glad it has been settled like that," he said.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Hayslope would have made a good title, but under the circumstances it would hardly have done."
hardly
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From this reading Lord Hayslope would have made a good title, but under the circumstances it would hardly have done."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FRED COMFREY "Sir William Eldridge, who was recently raised to the peerage, has taken the title Lord Eldridge of Hayslope."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lord Hayslope would have made a good title, but under the circumstances it would hardly have done."
Hayslope
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From this reading FRED COMFREY "Sir William Eldridge, who was recently raised to the peerage, has taken the title Lord Eldridge of Hayslope."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Comfrey read out this item of information from his newspaper, as he sat at breakfast with his wife and his son, and expressed his satisfaction over it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Comfrey read out this item of information from his newspaper, as he sat at breakfast with his wife and his son, and expressed his satisfaction over it.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm glad it has been settled like that," he said.
information
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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item
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like
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From this reading "I'm glad it has been settled like that," he said.
Lord
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From this reading FRED COMFREY "Sir William Eldridge, who was recently raised to the peerage, has taken the title Lord Eldridge of Hayslope."
made
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From this reading Lord Hayslope would have made a good title, but under the circumstances it would hardly have done."
Mr
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newspaper
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objection
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From this reading "He will simply be called Lord Eldridge, and there can't possibly be any objection to it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FRED COMFREY "Sir William Eldridge, who was recently raised to the peerage, has taken the title Lord Eldridge of Hayslope."
out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr. Comfrey read out this item of information from his newspaper, as he sat at breakfast with his wife and his son, and expressed his satisfaction over it.
peerage
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From this reading FRED COMFREY "Sir William Eldridge, who was recently raised to the peerage, has taken the title Lord Eldridge of Hayslope."
possibly
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From this reading "He will simply be called Lord Eldridge, and there can't possibly be any objection to it.
raised
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From this reading FRED COMFREY "Sir William Eldridge, who was recently raised to the peerage, has taken the title Lord Eldridge of Hayslope."
read
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recently
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From this reading FRED COMFREY "Sir William Eldridge, who was recently raised to the peerage, has taken the title Lord Eldridge of Hayslope."
said
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From this reading "I'm glad it has been settled like that," he said.
sat
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satisfaction
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settled
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simply
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From this reading "He will simply be called Lord Eldridge, and there can't possibly be any objection to it.
Sir
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From this reading FRED COMFREY "Sir William Eldridge, who was recently raised to the peerage, has taken the title Lord Eldridge of Hayslope."
son
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taken
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From this reading FRED COMFREY "Sir William Eldridge, who was recently raised to the peerage, has taken the title Lord Eldridge of Hayslope."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'm glad it has been settled like that," he said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRED COMFREY "Sir William Eldridge, who was recently raised to the peerage, has taken the title Lord Eldridge of Hayslope."
there
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From this reading "He will simply be called Lord Eldridge, and there can't possibly be any objection to it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mr. Comfrey read out this item of information from his newspaper, as he sat at breakfast with his wife and his son, and expressed his satisfaction over it.
title
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From this reading FRED COMFREY "Sir William Eldridge, who was recently raised to the peerage, has taken the title Lord Eldridge of Hayslope."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FRED COMFREY "Sir William Eldridge, who was recently raised to the peerage, has taken the title Lord Eldridge of Hayslope."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Lord Hayslope would have made a good title, but under the circumstances it would hardly have done."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FRED COMFREY "Sir William Eldridge, who was recently raised to the peerage, has taken the title Lord Eldridge of Hayslope."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading FRED COMFREY "Sir William Eldridge, who was recently raised to the peerage, has taken the title Lord Eldridge of Hayslope."
wife
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From this reading Mr. Comfrey read out this item of information from his newspaper, as he sat at breakfast with his wife and his son, and expressed his satisfaction over it.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "He will simply be called Lord Eldridge, and there can't possibly be any objection to it.
William
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From this reading FRED COMFREY "Sir William Eldridge, who was recently raised to the peerage, has taken the title Lord Eldridge of Hayslope."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Comfrey read out this item of information from his newspaper, as he sat at breakfast with his wife and his son, and expressed his satisfaction over it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lord Hayslope would have made a good title, but under the circumstances it would hardly have done."
