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advantage
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From this reading Dr. Tempest had also heard that Mr. Crawley had submitted himself to the bishop, that instant advantage,--and as Dr. Tempest thought, unfair advantage,--had been taken of Mr. Crawley's submission, and that the pernicious Thumble had been at once sent over to Hogglestock.
also
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From this reading Dr. Tempest had also heard that Mr. Crawley had submitted himself to the bishop, that instant advantage,--and as Dr. Tempest thought, unfair advantage,--had been taken of Mr. Crawley's submission, and that the pernicious Thumble had been at once sent over to Hogglestock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dr. Tempest had also heard that Mr. Crawley had submitted himself to the bishop, that instant advantage,--and as Dr. Tempest thought, unfair advantage,--had been taken of Mr. Crawley's submission, and that the pernicious Thumble had been at once sent over to Hogglestock.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dr. Tempest had also heard that Mr. Crawley had submitted himself to the bishop, that instant advantage,--and as Dr. Tempest thought, unfair advantage,--had been taken of Mr. Crawley's submission, and that the pernicious Thumble had been at once sent over to Hogglestock.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dr. Tempest had also heard that Mr. Crawley had submitted himself to the bishop, that instant advantage,--and as Dr. Tempest thought, unfair advantage,--had been taken of Mr. Crawley's submission, and that the pernicious Thumble had been at once sent over to Hogglestock.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dr. Tempest had also heard that Mr. Crawley had submitted himself to the bishop, that instant advantage,--and as Dr. Tempest thought, unfair advantage,--had been taken of Mr. Crawley's submission, and that the pernicious Thumble had been at once sent over to Hogglestock.
begging
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From this reading Dr. Tempest, when he heard the news, sent immediately to Mr. Robarts, begging him to come over to Silverbridge.
bishop
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From this reading Dr. Tempest had also heard that Mr. Crawley had submitted himself to the bishop, that instant advantage,--and as Dr. Tempest thought, unfair advantage,--had been taken of Mr. Crawley's submission, and that the pernicious Thumble had been at once sent over to Hogglestock.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this message was not occasioned solely by the death of Mrs. Proudie.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But this message was not occasioned solely by the death of Mrs. Proudie.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Tempest, when he heard the news, sent immediately to Mr. Robarts, begging him to come over to Silverbridge.
CRAWLEY
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From this reading CRAWLEY.
Crawley's
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From this reading Dr. Tempest had also heard that Mr. Crawley had submitted himself to the bishop, that instant advantage,--and as Dr. Tempest thought, unfair advantage,--had been taken of Mr. Crawley's submission, and that the pernicious Thumble had been at once sent over to Hogglestock.
death
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From this reading But this message was not occasioned solely by the death of Mrs. Proudie.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Tempest, when he heard the news, sent immediately to Mr. Robarts, begging him to come over to Silverbridge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dr. Tempest had also heard that Mr. Crawley had submitted himself to the bishop, that instant advantage,--and as Dr. Tempest thought, unfair advantage,--had been taken of Mr. Crawley's submission, and that the pernicious Thumble had been at once sent over to Hogglestock.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dr. Tempest, when he heard the news, sent immediately to Mr. Robarts, begging him to come over to Silverbridge.
heard
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From this reading Dr. Tempest, when he heard the news, sent immediately to Mr. Robarts, begging him to come over to Silverbridge.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dr. Tempest, when he heard the news, sent immediately to Mr. Robarts, begging him to come over to Silverbridge.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dr. Tempest had also heard that Mr. Crawley had submitted himself to the bishop, that instant advantage,--and as Dr. Tempest thought, unfair advantage,--had been taken of Mr. Crawley's submission, and that the pernicious Thumble had been at once sent over to Hogglestock.
Hogglestock
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From this reading Dr. Tempest had also heard that Mr. Crawley had submitted himself to the bishop, that instant advantage,--and as Dr. Tempest thought, unfair advantage,--had been taken of Mr. Crawley's submission, and that the pernicious Thumble had been at once sent over to Hogglestock.
immediately
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From this reading Dr. Tempest, when he heard the news, sent immediately to Mr. Robarts, begging him to come over to Silverbridge.
instant
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From this reading Dr. Tempest had also heard that Mr. Crawley had submitted himself to the bishop, that instant advantage,--and as Dr. Tempest thought, unfair advantage,--had been taken of Mr. Crawley's submission, and that the pernicious Thumble had been at once sent over to Hogglestock.
message
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From this reading But this message was not occasioned solely by the death of Mrs. Proudie.
MR
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From this reading THE OBSTINACY OF MR.
Mrs
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From this reading But this message was not occasioned solely by the death of Mrs. Proudie.
news
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From this reading Dr. Tempest, when he heard the news, sent immediately to Mr. Robarts, begging him to come over to Silverbridge.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But this message was not occasioned solely by the death of Mrs. Proudie.
OBSTINACY
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From this reading THE OBSTINACY OF MR.
occasioned
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From this reading But this message was not occasioned solely by the death of Mrs. Proudie.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OBSTINACY OF MR.
once
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From this reading Dr. Tempest had also heard that Mr. Crawley had submitted himself to the bishop, that instant advantage,--and as Dr. Tempest thought, unfair advantage,--had been taken of Mr. Crawley's submission, and that the pernicious Thumble had been at once sent over to Hogglestock.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dr. Tempest, when he heard the news, sent immediately to Mr. Robarts, begging him to come over to Silverbridge.
pernicious
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From this reading Dr. Tempest had also heard that Mr. Crawley had submitted himself to the bishop, that instant advantage,--and as Dr. Tempest thought, unfair advantage,--had been taken of Mr. Crawley's submission, and that the pernicious Thumble had been at once sent over to Hogglestock.
Proudie
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From this reading But this message was not occasioned solely by the death of Mrs. Proudie.
Robarts
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From this reading Dr. Tempest, when he heard the news, sent immediately to Mr. Robarts, begging him to come over to Silverbridge.
sent
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From this reading Dr. Tempest, when he heard the news, sent immediately to Mr. Robarts, begging him to come over to Silverbridge.
Silverbridge
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From this reading Dr. Tempest, when he heard the news, sent immediately to Mr. Robarts, begging him to come over to Silverbridge.
solely
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From this reading But this message was not occasioned solely by the death of Mrs. Proudie.
submission
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From this reading Dr. Tempest had also heard that Mr. Crawley had submitted himself to the bishop, that instant advantage,--and as Dr. Tempest thought, unfair advantage,--had been taken of Mr. Crawley's submission, and that the pernicious Thumble had been at once sent over to Hogglestock.
submitted
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From this reading Dr. Tempest had also heard that Mr. Crawley had submitted himself to the bishop, that instant advantage,--and as Dr. Tempest thought, unfair advantage,--had been taken of Mr. Crawley's submission, and that the pernicious Thumble had been at once sent over to Hogglestock.
taken
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From this reading Dr. Tempest had also heard that Mr. Crawley had submitted himself to the bishop, that instant advantage,--and as Dr. Tempest thought, unfair advantage,--had been taken of Mr. Crawley's submission, and that the pernicious Thumble had been at once sent over to Hogglestock.
Tempest
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From this reading Dr. Tempest, when he heard the news, sent immediately to Mr. Robarts, begging him to come over to Silverbridge.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dr. Tempest had also heard that Mr. Crawley had submitted himself to the bishop, that instant advantage,--and as Dr. Tempest thought, unfair advantage,--had been taken of Mr. Crawley's submission, and that the pernicious Thumble had been at once sent over to Hogglestock.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OBSTINACY OF MR.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this message was not occasioned solely by the death of Mrs. Proudie.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Tempest had also heard that Mr. Crawley had submitted himself to the bishop, that instant advantage,--and as Dr. Tempest thought, unfair advantage,--had been taken of Mr. Crawley's submission, and that the pernicious Thumble had been at once sent over to Hogglestock.
Thumble
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From this reading Dr. Tempest had also heard that Mr. Crawley had submitted himself to the bishop, that instant advantage,--and as Dr. Tempest thought, unfair advantage,--had been taken of Mr. Crawley's submission, and that the pernicious Thumble had been at once sent over to Hogglestock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dr. Tempest, when he heard the news, sent immediately to Mr. Robarts, begging him to come over to Silverbridge.
unfair
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From this reading Dr. Tempest had also heard that Mr. Crawley had submitted himself to the bishop, that instant advantage,--and as Dr. Tempest thought, unfair advantage,--had been taken of Mr. Crawley's submission, and that the pernicious Thumble had been at once sent over to Hogglestock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this message was not occasioned solely by the death of Mrs. Proudie.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Dr. Tempest, when he heard the news, sent immediately to Mr. Robarts, begging him to come over to Silverbridge.
