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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 The family was old enough to have supported a dukedom, but not rich enough.
all
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From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now they were related to other Leslies in Fife; and out of it, I do not pretend to say.
any
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From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Leslies had been settled at Earl’s-hall since before the memory of man.
baronetcy
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From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sir Ludovic had got but a moderate fortune from his father, and that which he would transmit to his son would be considerably less than moderate.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Leslies had been settled at Earl’s-hall since before the memory of man.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Leslies had been settled at Earl’s-hall since before the memory of man.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
carried
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From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
considerably
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From this reading Sir Ludovic had got but a moderate fortune from his father, and that which he would transmit to his son would be considerably less than moderate.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now they were related to other Leslies in Fife; and out of it, I do not pretend to say.
dukedom
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From this reading The family was old enough to have supported a dukedom, but not rich enough.
Earl's-hall
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From this reading The Leslies had been settled at Earl’s-hall since before the memory of man.
enough
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From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
fame
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From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
family
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From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
father
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From this reading Sir Ludovic had got but a moderate fortune from his father, and that which he would transmit to his son would be considerably less than moderate.
Fife
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From this reading Now they were related to other Leslies in Fife; and out of it, I do not pretend to say.
fortune
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From this reading Sir Ludovic had got but a moderate fortune from his father, and that which he would transmit to his son would be considerably less than moderate.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sir Ludovic had got but a moderate fortune from his father, and that which he would transmit to his son would be considerably less than moderate.
got
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From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Leslies had been settled at Earl’s-hall since before the memory of man.
hand
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From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Ludovic had got but a moderate fortune from his father, and that which he would transmit to his son would be considerably less than moderate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Ludovic had got but a moderate fortune from his father, and that which he would transmit to his son would be considerably less than moderate.
honors
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From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now they were related to other Leslies in Fife; and out of it, I do not pretend to say.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now they were related to other Leslies in Fife; and out of it, I do not pretend to say.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now they were related to other Leslies in Fife; and out of it, I do not pretend to say.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
lavish
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From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
Leslies
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From this reading The Leslies had been settled at Earl’s-hall since before the memory of man.
less
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From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
Ludovic
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From this reading Sir Ludovic had got but a moderate fortune from his father, and that which he would transmit to his son would be considerably less than moderate.
man
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From this reading The Leslies had been settled at Earl’s-hall since before the memory of man.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The Leslies had been settled at Earl’s-hall since before the memory of man.
moderate
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From this reading Sir Ludovic had got but a moderate fortune from his father, and that which he would transmit to his son would be considerably less than moderate.
much
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From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now they were related to other Leslies in Fife; and out of it, I do not pretend to say.
Now
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From this reading Now they were related to other Leslies in Fife; and out of it, I do not pretend to say.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Leslies had been settled at Earl’s-hall since before the memory of man.
old
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From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
other
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From this reading Now they were related to other Leslies in Fife; and out of it, I do not pretend to say.
out
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From this reading Now they were related to other Leslies in Fife; and out of it, I do not pretend to say.
poor
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From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
pretend
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From this reading Now they were related to other Leslies in Fife; and out of it, I do not pretend to say.
related
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From this reading Now they were related to other Leslies in Fife; and out of it, I do not pretend to say.
rich
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From this reading The family was old enough to have supported a dukedom, but not rich enough.
say
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From this reading Now they were related to other Leslies in Fife; and out of it, I do not pretend to say.
settled
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From this reading The Leslies had been settled at Earl’s-hall since before the memory of man.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The Leslies had been settled at Earl’s-hall since before the memory of man.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Ludovic had got but a moderate fortune from his father, and that which he would transmit to his son would be considerably less than moderate.
sometimes
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From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
son
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From this reading Sir Ludovic had got but a moderate fortune from his father, and that which he would transmit to his son would be considerably less than moderate.
supported
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From this reading The family was old enough to have supported a dukedom, but not rich enough.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Sir Ludovic had got but a moderate fortune from his father, and that which he would transmit to his son would be considerably less than moderate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sir Ludovic had got but a moderate fortune from his father, and that which he would transmit to his son would be considerably less than moderate.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Leslies had been settled at Earl’s-hall since before the memory of man.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now they were related to other Leslies in Fife; and out of it, I do not pretend to say.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now they were related to other Leslies in Fife; and out of it, I do not pretend to say.
transmit
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From this reading Sir Ludovic had got but a moderate fortune from his father, and that which he would transmit to his son would be considerably less than moderate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now they were related to other Leslies in Fife; and out of it, I do not pretend to say.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But this family itself was old enough to have carried any amount of honors, much less the poor baronetcy which was all it had got out of the sometimes lavish hand of fame.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sir Ludovic had got but a moderate fortune from his father, and that which he would transmit to his son would be considerably less than moderate.
