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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 "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "So it will, sir," said Harry, having, as he hoped, caught his father in a trap, "when May marries me."
baronet
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From this reading "I see how it is," observed the baronet, not noticing Harry's last remark.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It should be Julia's or yours; it came through the Castletons, and should return to them."
came
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From this reading "It should be Julia's or yours; it came through the Castletons, and should return to them."
Castletons
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From this reading "It should be Julia's or yours; it came through the Castletons, and should return to them."
caught
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From this reading "So it will, sir," said Harry, having, as he hoped, caught his father in a trap, "when May marries me."
cousins
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From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
exclaimed
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From this reading "Our cousins leave a stranger their property!" exclaimed Sir Ralph.
father
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From this reading "So it will, sir," said Harry, having, as he hoped, caught his father in a trap, "when May marries me."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
four
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From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
Harry
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From this reading "So it will, sir," said Harry, having, as he hoped, caught his father in a trap, "when May marries me."
Harry's
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From this reading "I see how it is," observed the baronet, not noticing Harry's last remark.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "So it will, sir," said Harry, having, as he hoped, caught his father in a trap, "when May marries me."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So it will, sir," said Harry, having, as he hoped, caught his father in a trap, "when May marries me."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "So it will, sir," said Harry, having, as he hoped, caught his father in a trap, "when May marries me."
hoped
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From this reading "So it will, sir," said Harry, having, as he hoped, caught his father in a trap, "when May marries me."
how
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From this reading "I see how it is," observed the baronet, not noticing Harry's last remark.
hundred
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From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see how it is," observed the baronet, not noticing Harry's last remark.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "So it will, sir," said Harry, having, as he hoped, caught his father in a trap, "when May marries me."
including
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From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It should be Julia's or yours; it came through the Castletons, and should return to them."
Julia's
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From this reading "It should be Julia's or yours; it came through the Castletons, and should return to them."
lady
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From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I see how it is," observed the baronet, not noticing Harry's last remark.
leave
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From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
marries
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From this reading "So it will, sir," said Harry, having, as he hoped, caught his father in a trap, "when May marries me."
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "So it will, sir," said Harry, having, as he hoped, caught his father in a trap, "when May marries me."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So it will, sir," said Harry, having, as he hoped, caught his father in a trap, "when May marries me."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
noticing
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From this reading "I see how it is," observed the baronet, not noticing Harry's last remark.
observed
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From this reading "I see how it is," observed the baronet, not noticing Harry's last remark.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
pay
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From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
penniless
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From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
property
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From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
Ralph
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From this reading "Our cousins leave a stranger their property!" exclaimed Sir Ralph.
remark
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From this reading "I see how it is," observed the baronet, not noticing Harry's last remark.
resolved
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From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
return
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From this reading "It should be Julia's or yours; it came through the Castletons, and should return to them."
said
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From this reading "So it will, sir," said Harry, having, as he hoped, caught his father in a trap, "when May marries me."
see
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From this reading "I see how it is," observed the baronet, not noticing Harry's last remark.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "It should be Julia's or yours; it came through the Castletons, and should return to them."
sir
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From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So it will, sir," said Harry, having, as he hoped, caught his father in a trap, "when May marries me."
stranger
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From this reading "Our cousins leave a stranger their property!" exclaimed Sir Ralph.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "It should be Julia's or yours; it came through the Castletons, and should return to them."
Three
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From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It should be Julia's or yours; it came through the Castletons, and should return to them."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
trap
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From this reading "So it will, sir," said Harry, having, as he hoped, caught his father in a trap, "when May marries me."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "So it will, sir," said Harry, having, as he hoped, caught his father in a trap, "when May marries me."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "So it will, sir," said Harry, having, as he hoped, caught his father in a trap, "when May marries me."
year
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From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
young
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From this reading "Three or four hundred a year, sir, not including my pay; and the young lady herself is not penniless, for our cousins have resolved to leave her their property."
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "It should be Julia's or yours; it came through the Castletons, and should return to them."
