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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 On his return he met a certain good man who was the Presbyterian minister of the place.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The afternoon was warm, and exquisitely bright with the sort of dazzling brightness that sometimes presages rain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The afternoon was warm, and exquisitely bright with the sort of dazzling brightness that sometimes presages rain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The clergyman and the minister were friends of a sort, a friendship which was cultivated on chance occasions as much from the desire to exercise and display large-mindedness as from the drawings of personal sympathy.
bright
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From this reading The afternoon was warm, and exquisitely bright with the sort of dazzling brightness that sometimes presages rain.
brightness
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From this reading The afternoon was warm, and exquisitely bright with the sort of dazzling brightness that sometimes presages rain.
certain
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From this reading On his return he met a certain good man who was the Presbyterian minister of the place.
chance
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From this reading The clergyman and the minister were friends of a sort, a friendship which was cultivated on chance occasions as much from the desire to exercise and display large-mindedness as from the drawings of personal sympathy.
Chellaston
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From this reading The Scotch church had a larger following in Chellaston than the English.
church
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From this reading The Scotch church had a larger following in Chellaston than the English.
clergyman
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From this reading The clergyman and the minister were friends of a sort, a friendship which was cultivated on chance occasions as much from the desire to exercise and display large-mindedness as from the drawings of personal sympathy.
cultivated
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From this reading The clergyman and the minister were friends of a sort, a friendship which was cultivated on chance occasions as much from the desire to exercise and display large-mindedness as from the drawings of personal sympathy.
day
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From this reading Trenholme went from Mrs. Rexford's door that same day to pay some visits of duty in the village.
dazzling
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From this reading The afternoon was warm, and exquisitely bright with the sort of dazzling brightness that sometimes presages rain.
desire
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From this reading The clergyman and the minister were friends of a sort, a friendship which was cultivated on chance occasions as much from the desire to exercise and display large-mindedness as from the drawings of personal sympathy.
display
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From this reading The clergyman and the minister were friends of a sort, a friendship which was cultivated on chance occasions as much from the desire to exercise and display large-mindedness as from the drawings of personal sympathy.
door
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From this reading Trenholme went from Mrs. Rexford's door that same day to pay some visits of duty in the village.
drawings
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From this reading The clergyman and the minister were friends of a sort, a friendship which was cultivated on chance occasions as much from the desire to exercise and display large-mindedness as from the drawings of personal sympathy.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Trenholme went from Mrs. Rexford's door that same day to pay some visits of duty in the village.
English
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From this reading The Scotch church had a larger following in Chellaston than the English.
exercise
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From this reading The clergyman and the minister were friends of a sort, a friendship which was cultivated on chance occasions as much from the desire to exercise and display large-mindedness as from the drawings of personal sympathy.
exquisitely
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From this reading The afternoon was warm, and exquisitely bright with the sort of dazzling brightness that sometimes presages rain.
following
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From this reading The Scotch church had a larger following in Chellaston than the English.
friends
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From this reading The clergyman and the minister were friends of a sort, a friendship which was cultivated on chance occasions as much from the desire to exercise and display large-mindedness as from the drawings of personal sympathy.
friendship
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From this reading The clergyman and the minister were friends of a sort, a friendship which was cultivated on chance occasions as much from the desire to exercise and display large-mindedness as from the drawings of personal sympathy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Trenholme went from Mrs. Rexford's door that same day to pay some visits of duty in the village.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On his return he met a certain good man who was the Presbyterian minister of the place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Scotch church had a larger following in Chellaston than the English.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On his return he met a certain good man who was the Presbyterian minister of the place.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On his return he met a certain good man who was the Presbyterian minister of the place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Trenholme went from Mrs. Rexford's door that same day to pay some visits of duty in the village.
large-mindedness
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From this reading The clergyman and the minister were friends of a sort, a friendship which was cultivated on chance occasions as much from the desire to exercise and display large-mindedness as from the drawings of personal sympathy.
larger
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From this reading The Scotch church had a larger following in Chellaston than the English.
man
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From this reading On his return he met a certain good man who was the Presbyterian minister of the place.
met
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From this reading On his return he met a certain good man who was the Presbyterian minister of the place.
minister
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From this reading On his return he met a certain good man who was the Presbyterian minister of the place.
Mrs
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From this reading Trenholme went from Mrs. Rexford's door that same day to pay some visits of duty in the village.
much
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From this reading The clergyman and the minister were friends of a sort, a friendship which was cultivated on chance occasions as much from the desire to exercise and display large-mindedness as from the drawings of personal sympathy.
occasions
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From this reading The clergyman and the minister were friends of a sort, a friendship which was cultivated on chance occasions as much from the desire to exercise and display large-mindedness as from the drawings of personal sympathy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Trenholme went from Mrs. Rexford's door that same day to pay some visits of duty in the village.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On his return he met a certain good man who was the Presbyterian minister of the place.
pay
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From this reading Trenholme went from Mrs. Rexford's door that same day to pay some visits of duty in the village.
personal
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From this reading The clergyman and the minister were friends of a sort, a friendship which was cultivated on chance occasions as much from the desire to exercise and display large-mindedness as from the drawings of personal sympathy.
place
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From this reading On his return he met a certain good man who was the Presbyterian minister of the place.
presages
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From this reading The afternoon was warm, and exquisitely bright with the sort of dazzling brightness that sometimes presages rain.
Presbyterian
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From this reading On his return he met a certain good man who was the Presbyterian minister of the place.
rain
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From this reading The afternoon was warm, and exquisitely bright with the sort of dazzling brightness that sometimes presages rain.
return
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From this reading On his return he met a certain good man who was the Presbyterian minister of the place.
Rexford's
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From this reading Trenholme went from Mrs. Rexford's door that same day to pay some visits of duty in the village.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trenholme went from Mrs. Rexford's door that same day to pay some visits of duty in the village.
Scotch
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From this reading The Scotch church had a larger following in Chellaston than the English.
some
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From this reading Trenholme went from Mrs. Rexford's door that same day to pay some visits of duty in the village.
sometimes
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From this reading The afternoon was warm, and exquisitely bright with the sort of dazzling brightness that sometimes presages rain.
sort
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From this reading The afternoon was warm, and exquisitely bright with the sort of dazzling brightness that sometimes presages rain.
sympathy
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From this reading The clergyman and the minister were friends of a sort, a friendship which was cultivated on chance occasions as much from the desire to exercise and display large-mindedness as from the drawings of personal sympathy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Scotch church had a larger following in Chellaston than the English.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Trenholme went from Mrs. Rexford's door that same day to pay some visits of duty in the village.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Trenholme went from Mrs. Rexford's door that same day to pay some visits of duty in the village.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Trenholme went from Mrs. Rexford's door that same day to pay some visits of duty in the village.
Trenholme
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From this reading Trenholme went from Mrs. Rexford's door that same day to pay some visits of duty in the village.
village
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From this reading Trenholme went from Mrs. Rexford's door that same day to pay some visits of duty in the village.
visits
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From this reading Trenholme went from Mrs. Rexford's door that same day to pay some visits of duty in the village.
warm
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From this reading The afternoon was warm, and exquisitely bright with the sort of dazzling brightness that sometimes presages rain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The afternoon was warm, and exquisitely bright with the sort of dazzling brightness that sometimes presages rain.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trenholme went from Mrs. Rexford's door that same day to pay some visits of duty in the village.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The clergyman and the minister were friends of a sort, a friendship which was cultivated on chance occasions as much from the desire to exercise and display large-mindedness as from the drawings of personal sympathy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The clergyman and the minister were friends of a sort, a friendship which was cultivated on chance occasions as much from the desire to exercise and display large-mindedness as from the drawings of personal sympathy.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On his return he met a certain good man who was the Presbyterian minister of the place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The afternoon was warm, and exquisitely bright with the sort of dazzling brightness that sometimes presages rain.
