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all
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From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
any
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From this reading As to most of Mrs. Grantly's letters, he never made any further inquiry.
archdeacon
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From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
ask
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From this reading But there were others as to which, as Mrs. Grantly knew, he would be sure to ask her questions if she did not show them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But there were others as to which, as Mrs. Grantly knew, he would be sure to ask her questions if she did not show them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
breakfast-parlour
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From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there were others as to which, as Mrs. Grantly knew, he would be sure to ask her questions if she did not show them.
custom
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From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
dean's
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From this reading To letters from her sister, the dean's wife, he was profoundly indifferent, and rarely made any inquiry as to those which were directed in writing with which he was not familiar.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But there were others as to which, as Mrs. Grantly knew, he would be sure to ask her questions if she did not show them.
directed
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From this reading To letters from her sister, the dean's wife, he was profoundly indifferent, and rarely made any inquiry as to those which were directed in writing with which he was not familiar.
familiar
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From this reading To letters from her sister, the dean's wife, he was profoundly indifferent, and rarely made any inquiry as to those which were directed in writing with which he was not familiar.
FOXES
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From this reading THE PLUMSTEAD FOXES.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To letters from her sister, the dean's wife, he was profoundly indifferent, and rarely made any inquiry as to those which were directed in writing with which he was not familiar.
further
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From this reading As to most of Mrs. Grantly's letters, he never made any further inquiry.
Grantly
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From this reading But there were others as to which, as Mrs. Grantly knew, he would be sure to ask her questions if she did not show them.
Grantly's
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From this reading As to most of Mrs. Grantly's letters, he never made any further inquiry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As to most of Mrs. Grantly's letters, he never made any further inquiry.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
house
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From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But there were others as to which, as Mrs. Grantly knew, he would be sure to ask her questions if she did not show them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To letters from her sister, the dean's wife, he was profoundly indifferent, and rarely made any inquiry as to those which were directed in writing with which he was not familiar.
indifferent
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From this reading To letters from her sister, the dean's wife, he was profoundly indifferent, and rarely made any inquiry as to those which were directed in writing with which he was not familiar.
inquiry
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From this reading As to most of Mrs. Grantly's letters, he never made any further inquiry.
inspected
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From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
knew
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From this reading But there were others as to which, as Mrs. Grantly knew, he would be sure to ask her questions if she did not show them.
letters
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From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
made
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From this reading As to most of Mrs. Grantly's letters, he never made any further inquiry.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
most
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From this reading As to most of Mrs. Grantly's letters, he never made any further inquiry.
Mrs
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From this reading As to most of Mrs. Grantly's letters, he never made any further inquiry.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to most of Mrs. Grantly's letters, he never made any further inquiry.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To letters from her sister, the dean's wife, he was profoundly indifferent, and rarely made any inquiry as to those which were directed in writing with which he was not familiar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
others
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From this reading But there were others as to which, as Mrs. Grantly knew, he would be sure to ask her questions if she did not show them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
PLUMSTEAD
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From this reading THE PLUMSTEAD FOXES.
profoundly
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From this reading To letters from her sister, the dean's wife, he was profoundly indifferent, and rarely made any inquiry as to those which were directed in writing with which he was not familiar.
questions
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From this reading But there were others as to which, as Mrs. Grantly knew, he would be sure to ask her questions if she did not show them.
rarely
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From this reading To letters from her sister, the dean's wife, he was profoundly indifferent, and rarely made any inquiry as to those which were directed in writing with which he was not familiar.
Rectory
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From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
share
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From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But there were others as to which, as Mrs. Grantly knew, he would be sure to ask her questions if she did not show them.
show
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From this reading But there were others as to which, as Mrs. Grantly knew, he would be sure to ask her questions if she did not show them.
sister
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From this reading To letters from her sister, the dean's wife, he was profoundly indifferent, and rarely made any inquiry as to those which were directed in writing with which he was not familiar.
spoil
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From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there were others as to which, as Mrs. Grantly knew, he would be sure to ask her questions if she did not show them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLUMSTEAD FOXES.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
then
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From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
there
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From this reading But there were others as to which, as Mrs. Grantly knew, he would be sure to ask her questions if she did not show them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading To letters from her sister, the dean's wife, he was profoundly indifferent, and rarely made any inquiry as to those which were directed in writing with which he was not familiar.
thrown
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From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To letters from her sister, the dean's wife, he was profoundly indifferent, and rarely made any inquiry as to those which were directed in writing with which he was not familiar.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To letters from her sister, the dean's wife, he was profoundly indifferent, and rarely made any inquiry as to those which were directed in writing with which he was not familiar.
wife
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From this reading The letters had been brought into the breakfast-parlour at Plumstead Rectory one morning, and the archdeacon had inspected them all, and then thrown over to his wife her share of the spoil,--as was the custom of the house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To letters from her sister, the dean's wife, he was profoundly indifferent, and rarely made any inquiry as to those which were directed in writing with which he was not familiar.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But there were others as to which, as Mrs. Grantly knew, he would be sure to ask her questions if she did not show them.
writing
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From this reading To letters from her sister, the dean's wife, he was profoundly indifferent, and rarely made any inquiry as to those which were directed in writing with which he was not familiar.
