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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 GRACE MEETS THE SQUIRE I have spent my first Sunday in Windyridge, and have made a new acquaintance.
accompany
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From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
acquaintance
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From this reading GRACE MEETS THE SQUIRE I have spent my first Sunday in Windyridge, and have made a new acquaintance.
adventure
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From this reading My adventure befell me as I walked back from church in the morning.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GRACE MEETS THE SQUIRE I have spent my first Sunday in Windyridge, and have made a new acquaintance.
appear
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From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My adventure befell me as I walked back from church in the morning.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has asked me to go with her to the little Methodist chapel one day, but I put her off with a caress.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
back
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From this reading My adventure befell me as I walked back from church in the morning.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
befell
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From this reading My adventure befell me as I walked back from church in the morning.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
caress
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From this reading She has asked me to go with her to the little Methodist chapel one day, but I put her off with a caress.
chapel
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From this reading She has asked me to go with her to the little Methodist chapel one day, but I put her off with a caress.
church
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From this reading My adventure befell me as I walked back from church in the morning.
Cranford
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From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
day
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From this reading She has asked me to go with her to the little Methodist chapel one day, but I put her off with a caress.
direction
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From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
discovered
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From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
dissenter
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From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
entire
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From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
Establishment
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From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
far
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From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
Fawkshill
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From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
feel
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From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GRACE MEETS THE SQUIRE I have spent my first Sunday in Windyridge, and have made a new acquaintance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My adventure befell me as I walked back from church in the morning.
go
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From this reading She has asked me to go with her to the little Methodist chapel one day, but I put her off with a caress.
GRACE
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From this reading GRACE MEETS THE SQUIRE I have spent my first Sunday in Windyridge, and have made a new acquaintance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading GRACE MEETS THE SQUIRE I have spent my first Sunday in Windyridge, and have made a new acquaintance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She has asked me to go with her to the little Methodist chapel one day, but I put her off with a caress.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
home
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From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
Hubbard
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From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GRACE MEETS THE SQUIRE I have spent my first Sunday in Windyridge, and have made a new acquaintance.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GRACE MEETS THE SQUIRE I have spent my first Sunday in Windyridge, and have made a new acquaintance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
lack
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From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
leanings
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From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has asked me to go with her to the little Methodist chapel one day, but I put her off with a caress.
made
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From this reading GRACE MEETS THE SQUIRE I have spent my first Sunday in Windyridge, and have made a new acquaintance.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My adventure befell me as I walked back from church in the morning.
MEETS
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From this reading GRACE MEETS THE SQUIRE I have spent my first Sunday in Windyridge, and have made a new acquaintance.
Methodist
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From this reading She has asked me to go with her to the little Methodist chapel one day, but I put her off with a caress.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My adventure befell me as I walked back from church in the morning.
Mother
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From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading GRACE MEETS THE SQUIRE I have spent my first Sunday in Windyridge, and have made a new acquaintance.
new
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From this reading GRACE MEETS THE SQUIRE I have spent my first Sunday in Windyridge, and have made a new acquaintance.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
off
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From this reading She has asked me to go with her to the little Methodist chapel one day, but I put her off with a caress.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She has asked me to go with her to the little Methodist chapel one day, but I put her off with a caress.
perhaps
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From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
presence
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From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
put
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From this reading She has asked me to go with her to the little Methodist chapel one day, but I put her off with a caress.
resent
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From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
sign
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From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
society
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From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
soon
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From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
spent
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From this reading GRACE MEETS THE SQUIRE I have spent my first Sunday in Windyridge, and have made a new acquaintance.
spirit
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From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
SQUIRE
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From this reading GRACE MEETS THE SQUIRE I have spent my first Sunday in Windyridge, and have made a new acquaintance.
staunch
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From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
stranger
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From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
Sunday
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From this reading GRACE MEETS THE SQUIRE I have spent my first Sunday in Windyridge, and have made a new acquaintance.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GRACE MEETS THE SQUIRE I have spent my first Sunday in Windyridge, and have made a new acquaintance.
there
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From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
too
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From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
villagers
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From this reading I believe I shall soon feel at home here, for the villagers do not appear to resent the presence of a stranger, and there is no sign of the Cranford spirit, perhaps because there is an entire lack of the Cranford society.
walked
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From this reading My adventure befell me as I walked back from church in the morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
Windyridge
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From this reading GRACE MEETS THE SQUIRE I have spent my first Sunday in Windyridge, and have made a new acquaintance.
wished
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From this reading It was too far for Mother Hubbard to accompany me to Fawkshill if she had wished to do so, but she has no leanings in the direction of the Establishment, being, as I have discovered, a staunch dissenter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She has asked me to go with her to the little Methodist chapel one day, but I put her off with a caress.
