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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 Not a word was said to the young lord on his return home respecting the O'Haras till he himself had broached the subject.
abstained
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From this reading He was received with solemn respect by the old servants who, as he observed, abstained from calling him by any name.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He found his brother Jack Neville at Scroope on his arrival, and Sophie Mellerby was still staying with his aunt.
any
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From this reading A day had been fixed for the funeral, but no one had ventured to make any other arrangement till the heir and owner should be there.
arrangement
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From this reading A day had been fixed for the funeral, but no one had ventured to make any other arrangement till the heir and owner should be there.
arrival
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From this reading He found his brother Jack Neville at Scroope on his arrival, and Sophie Mellerby was still staying with his aunt.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was received with solemn respect by the old servants who, as he observed, abstained from calling him by any name.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He found his brother Jack Neville at Scroope on his arrival, and Sophie Mellerby was still staying with his aunt.
aunt
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From this reading He found his brother Jack Neville at Scroope on his arrival, and Sophie Mellerby was still staying with his aunt.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A day had been fixed for the funeral, but no one had ventured to make any other arrangement till the heir and owner should be there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A day had been fixed for the funeral, but no one had ventured to make any other arrangement till the heir and owner should be there.
broached
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From this reading Not a word was said to the young lord on his return home respecting the O'Haras till he himself had broached the subject.
brother
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From this reading He found his brother Jack Neville at Scroope on his arrival, and Sophie Mellerby was still staying with his aunt.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A day had been fixed for the funeral, but no one had ventured to make any other arrangement till the heir and owner should be there.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was received with solemn respect by the old servants who, as he observed, abstained from calling him by any name.
calling
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From this reading He was received with solemn respect by the old servants who, as he observed, abstained from calling him by any name.
day
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From this reading A day had been fixed for the funeral, but no one had ventured to make any other arrangement till the heir and owner should be there.
EARL
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From this reading THE EARL OF SCROOPE IS IN TROUBLE.
fixed
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From this reading A day had been fixed for the funeral, but no one had ventured to make any other arrangement till the heir and owner should be there.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A day had been fixed for the funeral, but no one had ventured to make any other arrangement till the heir and owner should be there.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found his brother Jack Neville at Scroope on his arrival, and Sophie Mellerby was still staying with his aunt.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was received with solemn respect by the old servants who, as he observed, abstained from calling him by any name.
funeral
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From this reading A day had been fixed for the funeral, but no one had ventured to make any other arrangement till the heir and owner should be there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not a word was said to the young lord on his return home respecting the O'Haras till he himself had broached the subject.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not a word was said to the young lord on his return home respecting the O'Haras till he himself had broached the subject.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading A day had been fixed for the funeral, but no one had ventured to make any other arrangement till the heir and owner should be there.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was received with solemn respect by the old servants who, as he observed, abstained from calling him by any name.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not a word was said to the young lord on his return home respecting the O'Haras till he himself had broached the subject.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not a word was said to the young lord on his return home respecting the O'Haras till he himself had broached the subject.
home
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From this reading Not a word was said to the young lord on his return home respecting the O'Haras till he himself had broached the subject.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE EARL OF SCROOPE IS IN TROUBLE.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE EARL OF SCROOPE IS IN TROUBLE.
Jack
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From this reading He found his brother Jack Neville at Scroope on his arrival, and Sophie Mellerby was still staying with his aunt.
lord
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From this reading Not a word was said to the young lord on his return home respecting the O'Haras till he himself had broached the subject.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A day had been fixed for the funeral, but no one had ventured to make any other arrangement till the heir and owner should be there.
Mellerby
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From this reading He found his brother Jack Neville at Scroope on his arrival, and Sophie Mellerby was still staying with his aunt.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was received with solemn respect by the old servants who, as he observed, abstained from calling him by any name.
Neville
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From this reading He found his brother Jack Neville at Scroope on his arrival, and Sophie Mellerby was still staying with his aunt.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A day had been fixed for the funeral, but no one had ventured to make any other arrangement till the heir and owner should be there.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a word was said to the young lord on his return home respecting the O'Haras till he himself had broached the subject.
O'Haras
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From this reading Not a word was said to the young lord on his return home respecting the O'Haras till he himself had broached the subject.
observed
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From this reading He was received with solemn respect by the old servants who, as he observed, abstained from calling him by any name.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EARL OF SCROOPE IS IN TROUBLE.
old
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From this reading He was received with solemn respect by the old servants who, as he observed, abstained from calling him by any name.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not a word was said to the young lord on his return home respecting the O'Haras till he himself had broached the subject.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A day had been fixed for the funeral, but no one had ventured to make any other arrangement till the heir and owner should be there.
other
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From this reading A day had been fixed for the funeral, but no one had ventured to make any other arrangement till the heir and owner should be there.
owner
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From this reading A day had been fixed for the funeral, but no one had ventured to make any other arrangement till the heir and owner should be there.
received
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From this reading He was received with solemn respect by the old servants who, as he observed, abstained from calling him by any name.
respect
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From this reading He was received with solemn respect by the old servants who, as he observed, abstained from calling him by any name.
respecting
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From this reading Not a word was said to the young lord on his return home respecting the O'Haras till he himself had broached the subject.
return
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From this reading Not a word was said to the young lord on his return home respecting the O'Haras till he himself had broached the subject.
said
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From this reading Not a word was said to the young lord on his return home respecting the O'Haras till he himself had broached the subject.
SCROOPE
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From this reading THE EARL OF SCROOPE IS IN TROUBLE.
servants
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From this reading He was received with solemn respect by the old servants who, as he observed, abstained from calling him by any name.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A day had been fixed for the funeral, but no one had ventured to make any other arrangement till the heir and owner should be there.
solemn
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From this reading He was received with solemn respect by the old servants who, as he observed, abstained from calling him by any name.
Sophie
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From this reading He found his brother Jack Neville at Scroope on his arrival, and Sophie Mellerby was still staying with his aunt.
staying
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From this reading He found his brother Jack Neville at Scroope on his arrival, and Sophie Mellerby was still staying with his aunt.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found his brother Jack Neville at Scroope on his arrival, and Sophie Mellerby was still staying with his aunt.
subject
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From this reading Not a word was said to the young lord on his return home respecting the O'Haras till he himself had broached the subject.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EARL OF SCROOPE IS IN TROUBLE.
there
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From this reading A day had been fixed for the funeral, but no one had ventured to make any other arrangement till the heir and owner should be there.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Not a word was said to the young lord on his return home respecting the O'Haras till he himself had broached the subject.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not a word was said to the young lord on his return home respecting the O'Haras till he himself had broached the subject.
TROUBLE
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From this reading THE EARL OF SCROOPE IS IN TROUBLE.
ventured
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From this reading A day had been fixed for the funeral, but no one had ventured to make any other arrangement till the heir and owner should be there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not a word was said to the young lord on his return home respecting the O'Haras till he himself had broached the subject.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was received with solemn respect by the old servants who, as he observed, abstained from calling him by any name.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He found his brother Jack Neville at Scroope on his arrival, and Sophie Mellerby was still staying with his aunt.
word
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From this reading Not a word was said to the young lord on his return home respecting the O'Haras till he himself had broached the subject.
young
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From this reading Not a word was said to the young lord on his return home respecting the O'Haras till he himself had broached the subject.
