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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 A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
arriving
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From this reading On arriving in London, the good Major was pleased, touched, flattered by the very warm welcome with which his sister-in-law received him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
banishment
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From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
brave
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From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
brother
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From this reading Major Carnaby, Hugh's brother, was now in England.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
calamitous
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From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
Carnaby
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From this reading Major Carnaby, Hugh's brother, was now in England.
circles
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From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
correspondence
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From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
days
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From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
despatched
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From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
disaster
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From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
England
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From this reading Major Carnaby, Hugh's brother, was now in England.
entire
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From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
event
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From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
faith
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From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
few
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From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
flattered
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From this reading On arriving in London, the good Major was pleased, touched, flattered by the very warm welcome with which his sister-in-law received him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
formed
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From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
frequent
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From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On arriving in London, the good Major was pleased, touched, flattered by the very warm welcome with which his sister-in-law received him.
gossip
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From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
granted
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From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
hardly
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From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
highest
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From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
Hitherto
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From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
honesty
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From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
Hugh's
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From this reading Major Carnaby, Hugh's brother, was now in England.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Major Carnaby, Hugh's brother, was now in England.
kinsfolk
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From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
knew
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From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
letter
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From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
letters
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From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
lived
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From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
London
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From this reading On arriving in London, the good Major was pleased, touched, flattered by the very warm welcome with which his sister-in-law received him.
Major
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From this reading Major Carnaby, Hugh's brother, was now in England.
man
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From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
Mrs
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From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
now
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From this reading Major Carnaby, Hugh's brother, was now in England.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On arriving in London, the good Major was pleased, touched, flattered by the very warm welcome with which his sister-in-law received him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
opinion
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From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
other
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From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
pathetic
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From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On arriving in London, the good Major was pleased, touched, flattered by the very warm welcome with which his sister-in-law received him.
polite
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From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
put
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From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
received
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From this reading On arriving in London, the good Major was pleased, touched, flattered by the very warm welcome with which his sister-in-law received him.
seen
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From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
Sibyl's
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From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
sister-in-law
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From this reading On arriving in London, the good Major was pleased, touched, flattered by the very warm welcome with which his sister-in-law received him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
society
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From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
story
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From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
stranger
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From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
taking
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From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
threatening
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From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
touched
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From this reading On arriving in London, the good Major was pleased, touched, flattered by the very warm welcome with which his sister-in-law received him.
very
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From this reading On arriving in London, the good Major was pleased, touched, flattered by the very warm welcome with which his sister-in-law received him.
warm
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From this reading On arriving in London, the good Major was pleased, touched, flattered by the very warm welcome with which his sister-in-law received him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Major Carnaby, Hugh's brother, was now in England.
welcome
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From this reading On arriving in London, the good Major was pleased, touched, flattered by the very warm welcome with which his sister-in-law received him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
Wimbledon
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From this reading An honest man, and taking for granted the honesty of his kinsfolk, he put entire faith in Hugh's story, despatched to him by letter a few days after the calamitous event at Wimbledon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A stranger to the society in which Mrs. Carnaby had lived, he knew nothing of the gossip at one time threatening her with banishment from polite circles.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Hitherto they had seen hardly anything of each other; but since the disaster their correspondence had been frequent, and Sibyl's letters were so brave, yet so pathetic, that Major Carnaby formed the highest opinion of her.
