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acknowledged
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From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading On the first outbreak of the wrath of the denizens of the close, none had been more animated against the intruder than those two ladies.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Who would be so likely to resent an insult offered to the old choir?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this was natural.
animated
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From this reading On the first outbreak of the wrath of the denizens of the close, none had been more animated against the intruder than those two ladies.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
Barchester
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From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On the first outbreak of the wrath of the denizens of the close, none had been more animated against the intruder than those two ladies.
Bold
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From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
cathedral
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From this reading Who could be so proud of the musical distinction of their own cathedral as the favourite daughter of the precentor?
choir
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From this reading Who would be so likely to resent an insult offered to the old choir?
close
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From this reading On the first outbreak of the wrath of the denizens of the close, none had been more animated against the intruder than those two ladies.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Who could be so proud of the musical distinction of their own cathedral as the favourite daughter of the precentor?
daughter
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From this reading Who could be so proud of the musical distinction of their own cathedral as the favourite daughter of the precentor?
denizens
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From this reading On the first outbreak of the wrath of the denizens of the close, none had been more animated against the intruder than those two ladies.
director
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From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
distinction
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From this reading Who could be so proud of the musical distinction of their own cathedral as the favourite daughter of the precentor?
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
EX-WARDEN
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From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
favourite
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From this reading Who could be so proud of the musical distinction of their own cathedral as the favourite daughter of the precentor?
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the first outbreak of the wrath of the denizens of the close, none had been more animated against the intruder than those two ladies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the first outbreak of the wrath of the denizens of the close, none had been more animated against the intruder than those two ladies.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
hitherto
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From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
HOSPITAL
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From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
insult
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From this reading Who would be so likely to resent an insult offered to the old choir?
intruder
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From this reading On the first outbreak of the wrath of the denizens of the close, none had been more animated against the intruder than those two ladies.
ladies
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From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
likely
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From this reading Who would be so likely to resent an insult offered to the old choir?
more
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From this reading On the first outbreak of the wrath of the denizens of the close, none had been more animated against the intruder than those two ladies.
Mr
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From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
musical
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From this reading Who could be so proud of the musical distinction of their own cathedral as the favourite daughter of the precentor?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
natural
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From this reading And this was natural.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading On the first outbreak of the wrath of the denizens of the close, none had been more animated against the intruder than those two ladies.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the first outbreak of the wrath of the denizens of the close, none had been more animated against the intruder than those two ladies.
offered
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From this reading Who would be so likely to resent an insult offered to the old choir?
old
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From this reading Who would be so likely to resent an insult offered to the old choir?
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the first outbreak of the wrath of the denizens of the close, none had been more animated against the intruder than those two ladies.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
outbreak
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From this reading On the first outbreak of the wrath of the denizens of the close, none had been more animated against the intruder than those two ladies.
own
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From this reading Who could be so proud of the musical distinction of their own cathedral as the favourite daughter of the precentor?
precentor
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PROBABLE
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From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
proud
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reckoned
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From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
REJOICES
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From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
resent
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From this reading Who would be so likely to resent an insult offered to the old choir?
RETURN
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From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
sister-in-law
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From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
Slope
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From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Who could be so proud of the musical distinction of their own cathedral as the favourite daughter of the precentor?
spiritual
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From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On the first outbreak of the wrath of the denizens of the close, none had been more animated against the intruder than those two ladies.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this was natural.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading On the first outbreak of the wrath of the denizens of the close, none had been more animated against the intruder than those two ladies.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
two
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From this reading On the first outbreak of the wrath of the denizens of the close, none had been more animated against the intruder than those two ladies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this was natural.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
widow
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From this reading THE EX-WARDEN REJOICES IN HIS PROBABLE RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL Among the ladies in Barchester who have hitherto acknowledged Mr Slope as their spiritual director, must not be reckoned either the widow Bold, or her sister-in-law.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Who would be so likely to resent an insult offered to the old choir?
wrath
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From this reading On the first outbreak of the wrath of the denizens of the close, none had been more animated against the intruder than those two ladies.
