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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
alliance
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
ARCHDEACON
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From this reading THE ARCHDEACON GOES TO FRAMLEY.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There had come no such alliance; but the intimacy had not ceased, and there was nothing in itself surprising in the fact that Major Grantly should be staying at Framley Court.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now in that itself there would have been nothing singular.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There had come no such alliance; but the intimacy had not ceased, and there was nothing in itself surprising in the fact that Major Grantly should be staying at Framley Court.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
carry
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From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
ceased
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From this reading There had come no such alliance; but the intimacy had not ceased, and there was nothing in itself surprising in the fact that Major Grantly should be staying at Framley Court.
charge
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From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had come no such alliance; but the intimacy had not ceased, and there was nothing in itself surprising in the fact that Major Grantly should be staying at Framley Court.
considered
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
conveyance
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From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
country
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From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
Court
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From this reading There had come no such alliance; but the intimacy had not ceased, and there was nothing in itself surprising in the fact that Major Grantly should be staying at Framley Court.
elders
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
expedient
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
fact
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From this reading There had come no such alliance; but the intimacy had not ceased, and there was nothing in itself surprising in the fact that Major Grantly should be staying at Framley Court.
family
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
FRAMLEY
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From this reading THE ARCHDEACON GOES TO FRAMLEY.
GOES
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From this reading THE ARCHDEACON GOES TO FRAMLEY.
Grantly
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From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
Griselda
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now in that itself there would have been nothing singular.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
heard
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From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
higher
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
houses
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now in that itself there would have been nothing singular.
intimacy
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now in that itself there would have been nothing singular.
lord
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
Lufton
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
major
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From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
marry
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
mounted
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
much
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
news
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From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There had come no such alliance; but the intimacy had not ceased, and there was nothing in itself surprising in the fact that Major Grantly should be staying at Framley Court.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Now in that itself there would have been nothing singular.
Now
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From this reading Now in that itself there would have been nothing singular.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
once
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
planned
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
projected
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
singular
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From this reading Now in that itself there would have been nothing singular.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
some
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From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
son
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From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
staying
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From this reading There had come no such alliance; but the intimacy had not ceased, and there was nothing in itself surprising in the fact that Major Grantly should be staying at Framley Court.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There had come no such alliance; but the intimacy had not ceased, and there was nothing in itself surprising in the fact that Major Grantly should be staying at Framley Court.
surprising
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From this reading There had come no such alliance; but the intimacy had not ceased, and there was nothing in itself surprising in the fact that Major Grantly should be staying at Framley Court.
telegraphic
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From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ARCHDEACON GOES TO FRAMLEY.
then
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
there
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From this reading Now in that itself there would have been nothing singular.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ARCHDEACON GOES TO FRAMLEY.
two
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
unseen
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From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
wires
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From this reading By some of those unseen telegraphic wires which carry news about the country and make no charge for the conveyance, Archdeacon Grantly heard that his son the major was at Framley.
world
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now in that itself there would have been nothing singular.
years
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
young
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From this reading There had been for years much intimacy between the Lufton family and the Grantly family,--so much that an alliance between the two houses had once been planned, the elders having considered it expedient that the young lord should marry that Griselda who had since mounted higher in the world even than the elders had then projected for her.
