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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 Father remembers him a 'scrubby starveling'--to use his phrase--a reviewer of novels for some literary paper.
all
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From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'Mr. Lanyard--the poet, you know--will be there; I am curious to see him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How paltry it is for people to laugh and sneer whenever a poor man marries a rich woman.
Annabel
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From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Mr. Lanyard--the poet, you know--will be there; I am curious to see him.
curious
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From this reading 'Mr. Lanyard--the poet, you know--will be there; I am curious to see him.
Emily
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From this reading He has just married Lady Emily Quell--you heard of it?
Father
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From this reading Father remembers him a 'scrubby starveling'--to use his phrase--a reviewer of novels for some literary paper.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Father remembers him a 'scrubby starveling'--to use his phrase--a reviewer of novels for some literary paper.
going
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From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has just married Lady Emily Quell--you heard of it?
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has just married Lady Emily Quell--you heard of it?
heard
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From this reading He has just married Lady Emily Quell--you heard of it?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Mr. Lanyard--the poet, you know--will be there; I am curious to see him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Father remembers him a 'scrubby starveling'--to use his phrase--a reviewer of novels for some literary paper.
hotel
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From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
How
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From this reading How paltry it is for people to laugh and sneer whenever a poor man marries a rich woman.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Mr. Lanyard--the poet, you know--will be there; I am curious to see him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How paltry it is for people to laugh and sneer whenever a poor man marries a rich woman.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He has just married Lady Emily Quell--you heard of it?
July
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From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
just
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From this reading He has just married Lady Emily Quell--you heard of it?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Mr. Lanyard--the poet, you know--will be there; I am curious to see him.
Lady
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From this reading He has just married Lady Emily Quell--you heard of it?
Lanyard
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
latter's
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From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
laugh
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From this reading How paltry it is for people to laugh and sneer whenever a poor man marries a rich woman.
literary
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From this reading Father remembers him a 'scrubby starveling'--to use his phrase--a reviewer of novels for some literary paper.
man
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married
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From this reading He has just married Lady Emily Quell--you heard of it?
marries
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MOVEMENTS
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From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
Mr
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From this reading 'Mr. Lanyard--the poet, you know--will be there; I am curious to see him.
Mrs
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From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
novels
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From this reading Father remembers him a 'scrubby starveling'--to use his phrase--a reviewer of novels for some literary paper.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
Ormonde
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From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
paltry
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From this reading How paltry it is for people to laugh and sneer whenever a poor man marries a rich woman.
paper
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From this reading Father remembers him a 'scrubby starveling'--to use his phrase--a reviewer of novels for some literary paper.
people
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phrase
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From this reading Father remembers him a 'scrubby starveling'--to use his phrase--a reviewer of novels for some literary paper.
Pilkingtons
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From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
poet
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From this reading 'Mr. Lanyard--the poet, you know--will be there; I am curious to see him.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How paltry it is for people to laugh and sneer whenever a poor man marries a rich woman.
Quell
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From this reading He has just married Lady Emily Quell--you heard of it?
remembers
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From this reading Father remembers him a 'scrubby starveling'--to use his phrase--a reviewer of novels for some literary paper.
reviewer
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From this reading Father remembers him a 'scrubby starveling'--to use his phrase--a reviewer of novels for some literary paper.
rich
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From this reading How paltry it is for people to laugh and sneer whenever a poor man marries a rich woman.
said
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From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
scrubby
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From this reading Father remembers him a 'scrubby starveling'--to use his phrase--a reviewer of novels for some literary paper.
see
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From this reading 'Mr. Lanyard--the poet, you know--will be there; I am curious to see him.
sneer
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From this reading How paltry it is for people to laugh and sneer whenever a poor man marries a rich woman.
some
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From this reading Father remembers him a 'scrubby starveling'--to use his phrase--a reviewer of novels for some literary paper.
starveling
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From this reading Father remembers him a 'scrubby starveling'--to use his phrase--a reviewer of novels for some literary paper.
talking
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From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
there
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From this reading 'Mr. Lanyard--the poet, you know--will be there; I am curious to see him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
use
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From this reading Father remembers him a 'scrubby starveling'--to use his phrase--a reviewer of novels for some literary paper.
Warwickshire
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From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
week
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From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading How paltry it is for people to laugh and sneer whenever a poor man marries a rich woman.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'Mr. Lanyard--the poet, you know--will be there; I am curious to see him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MOVEMENTS 'We are going first of all to the Pilkingtons', in Warwickshire,' said Annabel, talking with Mrs. Ormonde at the latter's hotel in the last week of July.
woman
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From this reading How paltry it is for people to laugh and sneer whenever a poor man marries a rich woman.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Mr. Lanyard--the poet, you know--will be there; I am curious to see him.
