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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 At last he arrived at Swanton and engaged a cab, as he was encumbered with a portmanteau.
accommodated
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From this reading Lady Mabel, Poppy, and the widow could be easily accommodated within, the two latter with their backs to the horses.
altercation
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From this reading A gentle altercation ensued between the parson and the solicitor, as to which should ride on the box.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last he arrived at Swanton and engaged a cab, as he was encumbered with a portmanteau.
arrived
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From this reading At last he arrived at Swanton and engaged a cab, as he was encumbered with a portmanteau.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At last he arrived at Swanton and engaged a cab, as he was encumbered with a portmanteau.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he arrived at Swanton and engaged a cab, as he was encumbered with a portmanteau.
backs
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From this reading Lady Mabel, Poppy, and the widow could be easily accommodated within, the two latter with their backs to the horses.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lady Mabel, Poppy, and the widow could be easily accommodated within, the two latter with their backs to the horses.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A gentle altercation ensued between the parson and the solicitor, as to which should ride on the box.
box
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From this reading A gentle altercation ensued between the parson and the solicitor, as to which should ride on the box.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Joseph would willingly have resigned his seat to either of these, but they would not hear of it.
cab
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From this reading At last he arrived at Swanton and engaged a cab, as he was encumbered with a portmanteau.
claimed
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From this reading The lawyer desired to yield the place to "the cloth," but the parson would not hear of this--the silver hairs of the other claimed precedence.
cloth
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From this reading The lawyer desired to yield the place to "the cloth," but the parson would not hear of this--the silver hairs of the other claimed precedence.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lady Mabel, Poppy, and the widow could be easily accommodated within, the two latter with their backs to the horses.
desired
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From this reading The lawyer desired to yield the place to "the cloth," but the parson would not hear of this--the silver hairs of the other claimed precedence.
easily
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From this reading Lady Mabel, Poppy, and the widow could be easily accommodated within, the two latter with their backs to the horses.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Joseph would willingly have resigned his seat to either of these, but they would not hear of it.
encumbered
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From this reading At last he arrived at Swanton and engaged a cab, as he was encumbered with a portmanteau.
engaged
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From this reading At last he arrived at Swanton and engaged a cab, as he was encumbered with a portmanteau.
ensued
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From this reading A gentle altercation ensued between the parson and the solicitor, as to which should ride on the box.
gentle
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From this reading A gentle altercation ensued between the parson and the solicitor, as to which should ride on the box.
hairs
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From this reading The lawyer desired to yield the place to "the cloth," but the parson would not hear of this--the silver hairs of the other claimed precedence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Joseph would willingly have resigned his seat to either of these, but they would not hear of it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last he arrived at Swanton and engaged a cab, as he was encumbered with a portmanteau.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joseph would willingly have resigned his seat to either of these, but they would not hear of it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joseph would willingly have resigned his seat to either of these, but they would not hear of it.
horses
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From this reading Lady Mabel, Poppy, and the widow could be easily accommodated within, the two latter with their backs to the horses.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Joseph would willingly have resigned his seat to either of these, but they would not hear of it.
Joseph
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From this reading Joseph would willingly have resigned his seat to either of these, but they would not hear of it.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Mabel, Poppy, and the widow could be easily accommodated within, the two latter with their backs to the horses.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he arrived at Swanton and engaged a cab, as he was encumbered with a portmanteau.
latter
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From this reading Lady Mabel, Poppy, and the widow could be easily accommodated within, the two latter with their backs to the horses.
lawyer
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From this reading The lawyer desired to yield the place to "the cloth," but the parson would not hear of this--the silver hairs of the other claimed precedence.
Mabel
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From this reading Lady Mabel, Poppy, and the widow could be easily accommodated within, the two latter with their backs to the horses.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Joseph would willingly have resigned his seat to either of these, but they would not hear of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Joseph would willingly have resigned his seat to either of these, but they would not hear of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A gentle altercation ensued between the parson and the solicitor, as to which should ride on the box.
other
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From this reading The lawyer desired to yield the place to "the cloth," but the parson would not hear of this--the silver hairs of the other claimed precedence.
parson
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From this reading A gentle altercation ensued between the parson and the solicitor, as to which should ride on the box.
place
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From this reading The lawyer desired to yield the place to "the cloth," but the parson would not hear of this--the silver hairs of the other claimed precedence.
Poppy
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From this reading Lady Mabel, Poppy, and the widow could be easily accommodated within, the two latter with their backs to the horses.
portmanteau
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From this reading At last he arrived at Swanton and engaged a cab, as he was encumbered with a portmanteau.
precedence
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From this reading The lawyer desired to yield the place to "the cloth," but the parson would not hear of this--the silver hairs of the other claimed precedence.
resigned
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From this reading Joseph would willingly have resigned his seat to either of these, but they would not hear of it.
ride
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From this reading A gentle altercation ensued between the parson and the solicitor, as to which should ride on the box.
seat
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From this reading Joseph would willingly have resigned his seat to either of these, but they would not hear of it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A gentle altercation ensued between the parson and the solicitor, as to which should ride on the box.
silver
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From this reading The lawyer desired to yield the place to "the cloth," but the parson would not hear of this--the silver hairs of the other claimed precedence.
solicitor
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From this reading A gentle altercation ensued between the parson and the solicitor, as to which should ride on the box.
Swanton
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From this reading At last he arrived at Swanton and engaged a cab, as he was encumbered with a portmanteau.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Mabel, Poppy, and the widow could be easily accommodated within, the two latter with their backs to the horses.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Lady Mabel, Poppy, and the widow could be easily accommodated within, the two latter with their backs to the horses.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Joseph would willingly have resigned his seat to either of these, but they would not hear of it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Joseph would willingly have resigned his seat to either of these, but they would not hear of it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The lawyer desired to yield the place to "the cloth," but the parson would not hear of this--the silver hairs of the other claimed precedence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Mabel, Poppy, and the widow could be easily accommodated within, the two latter with their backs to the horses.
two
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From this reading Lady Mabel, Poppy, and the widow could be easily accommodated within, the two latter with their backs to the horses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last he arrived at Swanton and engaged a cab, as he was encumbered with a portmanteau.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A gentle altercation ensued between the parson and the solicitor, as to which should ride on the box.
widow
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From this reading Lady Mabel, Poppy, and the widow could be easily accommodated within, the two latter with their backs to the horses.
willingly
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From this reading Joseph would willingly have resigned his seat to either of these, but they would not hear of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last he arrived at Swanton and engaged a cab, as he was encumbered with a portmanteau.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Lady Mabel, Poppy, and the widow could be easily accommodated within, the two latter with their backs to the horses.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Joseph would willingly have resigned his seat to either of these, but they would not hear of it.
yield
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From this reading The lawyer desired to yield the place to "the cloth," but the parson would not hear of this--the silver hairs of the other claimed precedence.
