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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 So much having been, as it were, settled, he was able to speak of his visit as a matter of course at the breakfast-table, on the morning after the earl's dinner-party.
able
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From this reading So much having been, as it were, settled, he was able to speak of his visit as a matter of course at the breakfast-table, on the morning after the earl's dinner-party.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So much having been, as it were, settled, he was able to speak of his visit as a matter of course at the breakfast-table, on the morning after the earl's dinner-party.
Allington
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From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I must get you to come round with me, Dale, and see what I am doing to the land," the earl said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So much having been, as it were, settled, he was able to speak of his visit as a matter of course at the breakfast-table, on the morning after the earl's dinner-party.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So much having been, as it were, settled, he was able to speak of his visit as a matter of course at the breakfast-table, on the morning after the earl's dinner-party.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So much having been, as it were, settled, he was able to speak of his visit as a matter of course at the breakfast-table, on the morning after the earl's dinner-party.
Bell
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From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
breakfast-table
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From this reading So much having been, as it were, settled, he was able to speak of his visit as a matter of course at the breakfast-table, on the morning after the earl's dinner-party.
BRIDGE
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From this reading THE SECOND VISIT TO THE GUESTWICK BRIDGE.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I must get you to come round with me, Dale, and see what I am doing to the land," the earl said.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
Dale
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From this reading "I must get you to come round with me, Dale, and see what I am doing to the land," the earl said.
declared
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From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
dinner-party
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From this reading So much having been, as it were, settled, he was able to speak of his visit as a matter of course at the breakfast-table, on the morning after the earl's dinner-party.
doing
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From this reading "I must get you to come round with me, Dale, and see what I am doing to the land," the earl said.
Eames
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From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
earl
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From this reading "I must get you to come round with me, Dale, and see what I am doing to the land," the earl said.
earl's
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From this reading So much having been, as it were, settled, he was able to speak of his visit as a matter of course at the breakfast-table, on the morning after the earl's dinner-party.
get
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From this reading "I must get you to come round with me, Dale, and see what I am doing to the land," the earl said.
go
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From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
GUESTWICK
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From this reading THE SECOND VISIT TO THE GUESTWICK BRIDGE.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
happy
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From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading So much having been, as it were, settled, he was able to speak of his visit as a matter of course at the breakfast-table, on the morning after the earl's dinner-party.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So much having been, as it were, settled, he was able to speak of his visit as a matter of course at the breakfast-table, on the morning after the earl's dinner-party.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must get you to come round with me, Dale, and see what I am doing to the land," the earl said.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So much having been, as it were, settled, he was able to speak of his visit as a matter of course at the breakfast-table, on the morning after the earl's dinner-party.
John
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From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
land
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From this reading "I must get you to come round with me, Dale, and see what I am doing to the land," the earl said.
matter
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From this reading So much having been, as it were, settled, he was able to speak of his visit as a matter of course at the breakfast-table, on the morning after the earl's dinner-party.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I must get you to come round with me, Dale, and see what I am doing to the land," the earl said.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So much having been, as it were, settled, he was able to speak of his visit as a matter of course at the breakfast-table, on the morning after the earl's dinner-party.
much
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From this reading So much having been, as it were, settled, he was able to speak of his visit as a matter of course at the breakfast-table, on the morning after the earl's dinner-party.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must get you to come round with me, Dale, and see what I am doing to the land," the earl said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So much having been, as it were, settled, he was able to speak of his visit as a matter of course at the breakfast-table, on the morning after the earl's dinner-party.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then he proposed to order saddle-horses.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
proposed
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From this reading And then he proposed to order saddle-horses.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
round
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From this reading "I must get you to come round with me, Dale, and see what I am doing to the land," the earl said.
saddle-horses
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From this reading And then he proposed to order saddle-horses.
said
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From this reading "I must get you to come round with me, Dale, and see what I am doing to the land," the earl said.
SECOND
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From this reading THE SECOND VISIT TO THE GUESTWICK BRIDGE.
see
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From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
settled
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From this reading So much having been, as it were, settled, he was able to speak of his visit as a matter of course at the breakfast-table, on the morning after the earl's dinner-party.
sister
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From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So much having been, as it were, settled, he was able to speak of his visit as a matter of course at the breakfast-table, on the morning after the earl's dinner-party.
speak
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From this reading So much having been, as it were, settled, he was able to speak of his visit as a matter of course at the breakfast-table, on the morning after the earl's dinner-party.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND VISIT TO THE GUESTWICK BRIDGE.
then
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From this reading And then he proposed to order saddle-horses.
there
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From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SECOND VISIT TO THE GUESTWICK BRIDGE.
very
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From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
VISIT
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From this reading THE SECOND VISIT TO THE GUESTWICK BRIDGE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So much having been, as it were, settled, he was able to speak of his visit as a matter of course at the breakfast-table, on the morning after the earl's dinner-party.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So much having been, as it were, settled, he was able to speak of his visit as a matter of course at the breakfast-table, on the morning after the earl's dinner-party.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I must get you to come round with me, Dale, and see what I am doing to the land," the earl said.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I must get you to come round with me, Dale, and see what I am doing to the land," the earl said.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Bell had declared that her sister would be very happy to see John Eames if he would go over to Allington, and he had replied that of course he would go there.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I must get you to come round with me, Dale, and see what I am doing to the land," the earl said.
