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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 'He was a man of talent,' affirmed the Bishop.
affirmed
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From this reading 'He was a man of talent,' affirmed the Bishop.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This lad was an only child.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
Bishop
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From this reading 'He was a man of talent,' affirmed the Bishop.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But I quite lost sight of him.'
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
child
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From this reading This lad was an only child.
content
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From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
contracted
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
curate
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
daughter
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
economy
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From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
educate
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From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
enough
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From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
erratic
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
farmer
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
gentry
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'He was a man of talent,' affirmed the Bishop.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'But I quite lost sight of him.'
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'But I quite lost sight of him.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
independent
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From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
lad
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From this reading This lad was an only child.
late
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
liked
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
live
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From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
local
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
lost
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From this reading 'But I quite lost sight of him.'
man
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From this reading 'He was a man of talent,' affirmed the Bishop.
marriage
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
money
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From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
much
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'He was a man of talent,' affirmed the Bishop.
only
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From this reading This lad was an only child.
parish
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
parson
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
provided
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From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
quarrelled
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'But I quite lost sight of him.'
rashly
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
sight
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From this reading 'But I quite lost sight of him.'
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
sufficiently
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From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
taking
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
talent
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From this reading 'He was a man of talent,' affirmed the Bishop.
tastes
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
tendencies
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'He was a man of talent,' affirmed the Bishop.
then
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
There
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From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This lad was an only child.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
up
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
vicar
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'He was a man of talent,' affirmed the Bishop.
well
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From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
wife
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From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'He was curate to the late vicar,' resumed the parson, 'and was much liked by the parish: but, being erratic in his tastes and tendencies, he rashly contracted a marriage with the daughter of a farmer, and then quarrelled with the local gentry for not taking up his wife.
world
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From this reading There was enough money to educate him, and he is sufficiently well provided for to be independent of the world so long as he is content to live here with great economy.
