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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 Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
AETERNAM
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From this reading "REQUIEM AETERNAM..."
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
any
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From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading To begin with, they seldom entertained, and then not on anything like the scale it was reckoned they ought.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
away
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From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
begin
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From this reading To begin with, they seldom entertained, and then not on anything like the scale it was reckoned they ought.
beloved
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From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
C
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From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
capital
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From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
county
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From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
Court
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From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
crying
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From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
daughters
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From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
declared
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From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
dependents
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From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
eccentric
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From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
ecclesiastical
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From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
entertained
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From this reading To begin with, they seldom entertained, and then not on anything like the scale it was reckoned they ought.
exactly
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From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
exclusive
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From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
few
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From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
gathering
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From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
Hilversea
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From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
interest
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From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
latter
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From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
like
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From this reading To begin with, they seldom entertained, and then not on anything like the scale it was reckoned they ought.
mainly
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From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
marry
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From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
men
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From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
mostly
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From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
occasional
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From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
old
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From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To begin with, they seldom entertained, and then not on anything like the scale it was reckoned they ought.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading To begin with, they seldom entertained, and then not on anything like the scale it was reckoned they ought.
owned
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From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
parties
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From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
place
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From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
popular
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From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
rate
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From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
reason
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From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
reckoned
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From this reading To begin with, they seldom entertained, and then not on anything like the scale it was reckoned they ought.
regard
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From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
REQUIEM
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From this reading "REQUIEM AETERNAM..."
saw
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From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
scale
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From this reading To begin with, they seldom entertained, and then not on anything like the scale it was reckoned they ought.
season
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From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
seen
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From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
seldom
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From this reading To begin with, they seldom entertained, and then not on anything like the scale it was reckoned they ought.
shame
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From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
solemn
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From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
spelt
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From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
splendid
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From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
tenantry
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From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
then
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From this reading To begin with, they seldom entertained, and then not on anything like the scale it was reckoned they ought.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To begin with, they seldom entertained, and then not on anything like the scale it was reckoned they ought.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
thrown
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From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
two
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From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
Wagram
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From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
Wagrams
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From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To begin with, they seldom entertained, and then not on anything like the scale it was reckoned they ought.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
widowers
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From this reading It was a crying shame, declared the county, that a splendid place like Hilversea Court should be thrown away on two solemn old widowers; and it was the duty of one of them--Wagram at any rate--to marry again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though beloved by their tenantry and dependents the Wagrams were not exactly popular with the county--as spelt with a capital C. This saw reason, or thought it did, to regard them as exclusive and eccentric.
wives
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From this reading A few shooting parties in the season, and those mostly men, though such of the latter as owned wives and daughters brought them; or an occasional gathering, such as we have seen, mainly of ecclesiastical interest.
