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1880
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From this reading The first scene is in the country, in Virginia; the time, 1880.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We ought never to do wrong when people are looking.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
beautiful
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From this reading The bride is nineteen and beautiful.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
believed
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From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
bride
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From this reading The bride is nineteen and beautiful.
bridegroom
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From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
case
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From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
compulsion
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From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
country
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From this reading The first scene is in the country, in Virginia; the time, 1880.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “We ought never to do wrong when people are looking.”
emigrated
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From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
family
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From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
father
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From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first scene is in the country, in Virginia; the time, 1880.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
Fuller
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From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
girl
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From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
girl's
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From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first scene is in the country, in Virginia; the time, 1880.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first scene is in the country, in Virginia; the time, 1880.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
Jacob
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From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
James's
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From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
King
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From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
looking
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From this reading “We ought never to do wrong when people are looking.”
love
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From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
maliciously
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From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
man
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From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
marriage
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From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
means
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From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
merely
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From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We ought never to do wrong when people are looking.”
nineteennounUS /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The bride is nineteen and beautiful.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
old
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From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
opposed
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From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “We ought never to do wrong when people are looking.”
people
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From this reading “We ought never to do wrong when people are looking.”
precipitate
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From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
profit
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From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
purse's
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From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
rich
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From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
said
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From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
scene
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From this reading The first scene is in the country, in Virginia; the time, 1880.
Sedgemoor
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From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
sight
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From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
slender
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From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
some
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From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first scene is in the country, in Virginia; the time, 1880.
There
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From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first scene is in the country, in Virginia; the time, 1880.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We ought never to do wrong when people are looking.”
twenty-six
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From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
unconsidered
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From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
Virginia
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From this reading The first scene is in the country, in Virginia; the time, 1880.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We ought never to do wrong when people are looking.”
wedding
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From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “We ought never to do wrong when people are looking.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
widowed
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From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
wrong
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From this reading “We ought never to do wrong when people are looking.”
years
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From this reading Jacob Fuller, the bridegroom, is twenty-six years old, is of an old but unconsidered family which had by compulsion emigrated from Sedgemoor, and for King James's purse's profit, so everybody said--some maliciously-- the rest merely because they believed it.
young
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From this reading There has been a wedding, between a handsome young man of slender means and a rich young girl--a case of love at first sight and a precipitate marriage; a marriage bitterly opposed by the girl's widowed father.
