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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 The day of Sir Walter Penton’s funeral was a great if gloomy holiday for the whole country about.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The day of Sir Walter Penton’s funeral was a great if gloomy holiday for the whole country about.
all
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From this reading The people in the village and all the houses scattered along the road were full of excitement and curiosity.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The people in the village and all the houses scattered along the road were full of excitement and curiosity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A man so old, and so little known to the neighborhood, could not be greatly mourned.
appeared
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From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
associated
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From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A man so old, and so little known to the neighborhood, could not be greatly mourned.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
benefit
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From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
charities
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From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A man so old, and so little known to the neighborhood, could not be greatly mourned.
country
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From this reading The day of Sir Walter Penton’s funeral was a great if gloomy holiday for the whole country about.
curiosity
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From this reading The people in the village and all the houses scattered along the road were full of excitement and curiosity.
DAY
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From this reading THE FUNERAL DAY.
doubt
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From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
excitement
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From this reading The people in the village and all the houses scattered along the road were full of excitement and curiosity.
family
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From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
few
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From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The day of Sir Walter Penton’s funeral was a great if gloomy holiday for the whole country about.
full
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From this reading The people in the village and all the houses scattered along the road were full of excitement and curiosity.
FUNERAL
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From this reading THE FUNERAL DAY.
gloomy
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From this reading The day of Sir Walter Penton’s funeral was a great if gloomy holiday for the whole country about.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day of Sir Walter Penton’s funeral was a great if gloomy holiday for the whole country about.
greatly
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From this reading A man so old, and so little known to the neighborhood, could not be greatly mourned.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
holiday
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From this reading The day of Sir Walter Penton’s funeral was a great if gloomy holiday for the whole country about.
houses
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From this reading The people in the village and all the houses scattered along the road were full of excitement and curiosity.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The day of Sir Walter Penton’s funeral was a great if gloomy holiday for the whole country about.
image
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From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
kept
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From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
kindness
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From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
known
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From this reading A man so old, and so little known to the neighborhood, could not be greatly mourned.
large
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From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man so old, and so little known to the neighborhood, could not be greatly mourned.
maintain
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From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
man
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From this reading A man so old, and so little known to the neighborhood, could not be greatly mourned.
mourned
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From this reading A man so old, and so little known to the neighborhood, could not be greatly mourned.
neighborhood
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From this reading A man so old, and so little known to the neighborhood, could not be greatly mourned.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A man so old, and so little known to the neighborhood, could not be greatly mourned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day of Sir Walter Penton’s funeral was a great if gloomy holiday for the whole country about.
old
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From this reading A man so old, and so little known to the neighborhood, could not be greatly mourned.
past
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From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
Penton's
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From this reading The day of Sir Walter Penton’s funeral was a great if gloomy holiday for the whole country about.
people
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From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
personal
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From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
privilege
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From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
road
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From this reading The people in the village and all the houses scattered along the road were full of excitement and curiosity.
scattered
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From this reading The people in the village and all the houses scattered along the road were full of excitement and curiosity.
seen
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From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
seldom
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From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
Sir
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From this reading The day of Sir Walter Penton’s funeral was a great if gloomy holiday for the whole country about.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A man so old, and so little known to the neighborhood, could not be greatly mourned.
stately
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From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FUNERAL DAY.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A man so old, and so little known to the neighborhood, could not be greatly mourned.
up
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From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
village
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From this reading The people in the village and all the houses scattered along the road were full of excitement and curiosity.
Walter
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From this reading The day of Sir Walter Penton’s funeral was a great if gloomy holiday for the whole country about.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day of Sir Walter Penton’s funeral was a great if gloomy holiday for the whole country about.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people in the village and all the houses scattered along the road were full of excitement and curiosity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
whole
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From this reading The day of Sir Walter Penton’s funeral was a great if gloomy holiday for the whole country about.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
years
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From this reading He had kept up, no doubt, the large charities which it is the worthy privilege of a great family to maintain for the benefit of the country, but he had never appeared in them, and few people associated a personal kindness with the image of the stately old man who had been seen so seldom for years past.
