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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 first all that was known was that the bridegroom was a gentleman from London, which in those days was a description imposing to rustics.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Lizzie Hampson heard, like everybody in the village, of what was about to happen.
all
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From this reading At first all that was known was that the bridegroom was a gentleman from London, which in those days was a description imposing to rustics.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a gentleman who had once been visiting at the Rectory, who had been seen in the rector's pew at church, and walking about the village, and on the road to the Warren.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first all that was known was that the bridegroom was a gentleman from London, which in those days was a description imposing to rustics.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miss Chatty was going to be married.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was a gentleman who had once been visiting at the Rectory, who had been seen in the rector's pew at church, and walking about the village, and on the road to the Warren.
bridegroom
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From this reading At first all that was known was that the bridegroom was a gentleman from London, which in those days was a description imposing to rustics.
Chatty
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From this reading Miss Chatty was going to be married.
church
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From this reading He was a gentleman who had once been visiting at the Rectory, who had been seen in the rector's pew at church, and walking about the village, and on the road to the Warren.
days
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From this reading At first all that was known was that the bridegroom was a gentleman from London, which in those days was a description imposing to rustics.
description
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From this reading At first all that was known was that the bridegroom was a gentleman from London, which in those days was a description imposing to rustics.
doubt
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From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
enjoyment
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From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Lizzie Hampson heard, like everybody in the village, of what was about to happen.
fails
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From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first all that was known was that the bridegroom was a gentleman from London, which in those days was a description imposing to rustics.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At first all that was known was that the bridegroom was a gentleman from London, which in those days was a description imposing to rustics.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At first all that was known was that the bridegroom was a gentleman from London, which in those days was a description imposing to rustics.
going
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From this reading Miss Chatty was going to be married.
gossips
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From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was a gentleman who had once been visiting at the Rectory, who had been seen in the rector's pew at church, and walking about the village, and on the road to the Warren.
Hampson
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From this reading Lizzie Hampson heard, like everybody in the village, of what was about to happen.
happen
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From this reading Lizzie Hampson heard, like everybody in the village, of what was about to happen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a gentleman who had once been visiting at the Rectory, who had been seen in the rector's pew at church, and walking about the village, and on the road to the Warren.
heard
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From this reading Lizzie Hampson heard, like everybody in the village, of what was about to happen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
imposing
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From this reading At first all that was known was that the bridegroom was a gentleman from London, which in those days was a description imposing to rustics.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lizzie Hampson heard, like everybody in the village, of what was about to happen.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
known
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From this reading At first all that was known was that the bridegroom was a gentleman from London, which in those days was a description imposing to rustics.
like
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From this reading Lizzie Hampson heard, like everybody in the village, of what was about to happen.
Lizzie
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From this reading Lizzie Hampson heard, like everybody in the village, of what was about to happen.
London
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From this reading At first all that was known was that the bridegroom was a gentleman from London, which in those days was a description imposing to rustics.
love
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From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
made
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From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
Many
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From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
married
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From this reading Miss Chatty was going to be married.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Chatty was going to be married.
natural
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From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lizzie Hampson heard, like everybody in the village, of what was about to happen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was a gentleman who had once been visiting at the Rectory, who had been seen in the rector's pew at church, and walking about the village, and on the road to the Warren.
once
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From this reading He was a gentleman who had once been visiting at the Rectory, who had been seen in the rector's pew at church, and walking about the village, and on the road to the Warren.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
other
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From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
pew
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From this reading He was a gentleman who had once been visiting at the Rectory, who had been seen in the rector's pew at church, and walking about the village, and on the road to the Warren.
rector's
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From this reading He was a gentleman who had once been visiting at the Rectory, who had been seen in the rector's pew at church, and walking about the village, and on the road to the Warren.
Rectory
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From this reading He was a gentleman who had once been visiting at the Rectory, who had been seen in the rector's pew at church, and walking about the village, and on the road to the Warren.
remembered
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From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
road
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From this reading He was a gentleman who had once been visiting at the Rectory, who had been seen in the rector's pew at church, and walking about the village, and on the road to the Warren.
rustics
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From this reading At first all that was known was that the bridegroom was a gentleman from London, which in those days was a description imposing to rustics.
said
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From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
seen
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From this reading He was a gentleman who had once been visiting at the Rectory, who had been seen in the rector's pew at church, and walking about the village, and on the road to the Warren.
story
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From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At first all that was known was that the bridegroom was a gentleman from London, which in those days was a description imposing to rustics.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lizzie Hampson heard, like everybody in the village, of what was about to happen.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At first all that was known was that the bridegroom was a gentleman from London, which in those days was a description imposing to rustics.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lizzie Hampson heard, like everybody in the village, of what was about to happen.
up
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From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
village
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From this reading Lizzie Hampson heard, like everybody in the village, of what was about to happen.
visiting
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From this reading He was a gentleman who had once been visiting at the Rectory, who had been seen in the rector's pew at church, and walking about the village, and on the road to the Warren.
walking
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From this reading He was a gentleman who had once been visiting at the Rectory, who had been seen in the rector's pew at church, and walking about the village, and on the road to the Warren.
Warren
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From this reading He was a gentleman who had once been visiting at the Rectory, who had been seen in the rector's pew at church, and walking about the village, and on the road to the Warren.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lizzie Hampson heard, like everybody in the village, of what was about to happen.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Lizzie Hampson heard, like everybody in the village, of what was about to happen.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At first all that was known was that the bridegroom was a gentleman from London, which in those days was a description imposing to rustics.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was a gentleman who had once been visiting at the Rectory, who had been seen in the rector's pew at church, and walking about the village, and on the road to the Warren.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
women
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From this reading Many of the village gossips remembered, or thought they remembered, to have seen him, and they said to each other, with a natural enjoyment of a love story which never fails in women, that no doubt that was when "it was all made up."
