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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 close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
acquaintance
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From this reading When Egremont began his acquaintance with the Newthorpes he was an Oxford undergraduate.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A year after Mrs. Newthorpe's death Egremont was invited to visit the house at Ullswater; since then he had twice spent a week there.
aided
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From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When Egremont began his acquaintance with the Newthorpes he was an Oxford undergraduate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Egremont began his acquaintance with the Newthorpes he was an Oxford undergraduate.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was the only son of a man who had made a fortune by the manufacture of oil-cloth.
close
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From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
common
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From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
correspondence
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From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
death
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From this reading A year after Mrs. Newthorpe's death Egremont was invited to visit the house at Ullswater; since then he had twice spent a week there.
Egremont
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From this reading When Egremont began his acquaintance with the Newthorpes he was an Oxford undergraduate.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was the only son of a man who had made a fortune by the manufacture of oil-cloth.
frequent
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From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
friends
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From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
friendship
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From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Egremont began his acquaintance with the Newthorpes he was an Oxford undergraduate.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Egremont began his acquaintance with the Newthorpes he was an Oxford undergraduate.
home
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From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
house
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From this reading A year after Mrs. Newthorpe's death Egremont was invited to visit the house at Ullswater; since then he had twice spent a week there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
intercourse
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From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
interest
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From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
intimacy
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From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
invited
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From this reading A year after Mrs. Newthorpe's death Egremont was invited to visit the house at Ullswater; since then he had twice spent a week there.
kept
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From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
latter's
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From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
made
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From this reading He was the only son of a man who had made a fortune by the manufacture of oil-cloth.
man
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From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
manufacture
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From this reading He was the only son of a man who had made a fortune by the manufacture of oil-cloth.
met
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From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
Mr
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From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
Mrs
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From this reading A year after Mrs. Newthorpe's death Egremont was invited to visit the house at Ullswater; since then he had twice spent a week there.
much
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From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
named
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From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
Newthorpe
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From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
Newthorpe's
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From this reading A year after Mrs. Newthorpe's death Egremont was invited to visit the house at Ullswater; since then he had twice spent a week there.
Newthorpes
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From this reading When Egremont began his acquaintance with the Newthorpes he was an Oxford undergraduate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
oil-cloth
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From this reading He was the only son of a man who had made a fortune by the manufacture of oil-cloth.
only
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From this reading He was the only son of a man who had made a fortune by the manufacture of oil-cloth.
Ormonde
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From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
Oxford
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From this reading When Egremont began his acquaintance with the Newthorpes he was an Oxford undergraduate.
parts
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From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
personal
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From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
regarded
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From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
relation
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From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
resulted
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From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A year after Mrs. Newthorpe's death Egremont was invited to visit the house at Ullswater; since then he had twice spent a week there.
slight
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From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
son
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From this reading He was the only son of a man who had made a fortune by the manufacture of oil-cloth.
spent
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From this reading A year after Mrs. Newthorpe's death Egremont was invited to visit the house at Ullswater; since then he had twice spent a week there.
sprung
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From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
stability
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From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Egremont began his acquaintance with the Newthorpes he was an Oxford undergraduate.
then
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From this reading A year after Mrs. Newthorpe's death Egremont was invited to visit the house at Ullswater; since then he had twice spent a week there.
there
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From this reading A year after Mrs. Newthorpe's death Egremont was invited to visit the house at Ullswater; since then he had twice spent a week there.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A year after Mrs. Newthorpe's death Egremont was invited to visit the house at Ullswater; since then he had twice spent a week there.
twice
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From this reading A year after Mrs. Newthorpe's death Egremont was invited to visit the house at Ullswater; since then he had twice spent a week there.
Ullswater
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From this reading A year after Mrs. Newthorpe's death Egremont was invited to visit the house at Ullswater; since then he had twice spent a week there.
undergraduate
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From this reading When Egremont began his acquaintance with the Newthorpes he was an Oxford undergraduate.
up
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From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
various
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From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
visit
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From this reading A year after Mrs. Newthorpe's death Egremont was invited to visit the house at Ullswater; since then he had twice spent a week there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Egremont began his acquaintance with the Newthorpes he was an Oxford undergraduate.
week
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From this reading A year after Mrs. Newthorpe's death Egremont was invited to visit the house at Ullswater; since then he had twice spent a week there.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Egremont began his acquaintance with the Newthorpes he was an Oxford undergraduate.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Egremont began his acquaintance with the Newthorpes he was an Oxford undergraduate.
world
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From this reading This personal intercourse was slight to have resulted in so much intimacy, but he had kept up a frequent correspondence with Mr. Newthorpe from various parts of the world, and common friends aided the stability of the relation.
year
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From this reading A year after Mrs. Newthorpe's death Egremont was invited to visit the house at Ullswater; since then he had twice spent a week there.
young
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From this reading A close friendship had sprung up between him and a young man named Ormonde, and at the latter's home he met Mr. Newthorpe, who, from the first, regarded him with interest.
