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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 Mr Slope was decidedly the favourite; but he did not show himself in the cathedral, and then he sank a point or two in the betting.
air
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From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr Slope was decidedly the favourite; but he did not show himself in the cathedral, and then he sank a point or two in the betting.
any
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From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
ascertained
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From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
Barchester
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From this reading THE DEAN ELECT During the entire next week Barchester was ignorant who was to be its new dean on Sunday morning.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE DEAN ELECT During the entire next week Barchester was ignorant who was to be its new dean on Sunday morning.
betting
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From this reading Mr Slope was decidedly the favourite; but he did not show himself in the cathedral, and then he sank a point or two in the betting.
bishop
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From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr Slope was decidedly the favourite; but he did not show himself in the cathedral, and then he sank a point or two in the betting.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
cathedral
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From this reading Mr Slope was decidedly the favourite; but he did not show himself in the cathedral, and then he sank a point or two in the betting.
comfort
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From this reading While matters were in this state of ferment at Barchester, there was not much mental comfort at Plumstead.
cover
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From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
DEAN
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From this reading THE DEAN ELECT During the entire next week Barchester was ignorant who was to be its new dean on Sunday morning.
decidedly
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From this reading Mr Slope was decidedly the favourite; but he did not show himself in the cathedral, and then he sank a point or two in the betting.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr Slope was decidedly the favourite; but he did not show himself in the cathedral, and then he sank a point or two in the betting.
doubt
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From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
down
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From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE DEAN ELECT During the entire next week Barchester was ignorant who was to be its new dean on Sunday morning.
ELECT
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From this reading THE DEAN ELECT During the entire next week Barchester was ignorant who was to be its new dean on Sunday morning.
entire
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From this reading THE DEAN ELECT During the entire next week Barchester was ignorant who was to be its new dean on Sunday morning.
favour
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From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
favourite
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From this reading Mr Slope was decidedly the favourite; but he did not show himself in the cathedral, and then he sank a point or two in the betting.
ferment
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From this reading While matters were in this state of ferment at Barchester, there was not much mental comfort at Plumstead.
first-class
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From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
fully
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From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
got
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From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr Slope was decidedly the favourite; but he did not show himself in the cathedral, and then he sank a point or two in the betting.
hearing
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From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr Slope was decidedly the favourite; but he did not show himself in the cathedral, and then he sank a point or two in the betting.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE DEAN ELECT During the entire next week Barchester was ignorant who was to be its new dean on Sunday morning.
ill
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From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr Slope was decidedly the favourite; but he did not show himself in the cathedral, and then he sank a point or two in the betting.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DEAN ELECT During the entire next week Barchester was ignorant who was to be its new dean on Sunday morning.
jaunty
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From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
letter
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From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
London
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From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
longer
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From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
marked
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From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
matter
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From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
matters
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From this reading While matters were in this state of ferment at Barchester, there was not much mental comfort at Plumstead.
mental
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From this reading While matters were in this state of ferment at Barchester, there was not much mental comfort at Plumstead.
Monday
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From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DEAN ELECT During the entire next week Barchester was ignorant who was to be its new dean on Sunday morning.
Mr
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From this reading Mr Slope was decidedly the favourite; but he did not show himself in the cathedral, and then he sank a point or two in the betting.
much
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From this reading While matters were in this state of ferment at Barchester, there was not much mental comfort at Plumstead.
new
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From this reading THE DEAN ELECT During the entire next week Barchester was ignorant who was to be its new dean on Sunday morning.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DEAN ELECT During the entire next week Barchester was ignorant who was to be its new dean on Sunday morning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr Slope was decidedly the favourite; but he did not show himself in the cathedral, and then he sank a point or two in the betting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
official
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From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE DEAN ELECT During the entire next week Barchester was ignorant who was to be its new dean on Sunday morning.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mr Slope was decidedly the favourite; but he did not show himself in the cathedral, and then he sank a point or two in the betting.
place
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From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
Plumstead
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From this reading While matters were in this state of ferment at Barchester, there was not much mental comfort at Plumstead.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Mr Slope was decidedly the favourite; but he did not show himself in the cathedral, and then he sank a point or two in the betting.
price
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From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
private
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From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
public
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From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
railway
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From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
received
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From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
recovered
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From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
room
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From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
said
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From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
sank
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From this reading Mr Slope was decidedly the favourite; but he did not show himself in the cathedral, and then he sank a point or two in the betting.
scolding
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From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
servants
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From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
show
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From this reading Mr Slope was decidedly the favourite; but he did not show himself in the cathedral, and then he sank a point or two in the betting.
Slope
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From this reading Mr Slope was decidedly the favourite; but he did not show himself in the cathedral, and then he sank a point or two in the betting.
state
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From this reading While matters were in this state of ferment at Barchester, there was not much mental comfort at Plumstead.
station
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From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
Sunday
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From this reading THE DEAN ELECT During the entire next week Barchester was ignorant who was to be its new dean on Sunday morning.
taken
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From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEAN ELECT During the entire next week Barchester was ignorant who was to be its new dean on Sunday morning.
then
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From this reading Mr Slope was decidedly the favourite; but he did not show himself in the cathedral, and then he sank a point or two in the betting.
there
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From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading While matters were in this state of ferment at Barchester, there was not much mental comfort at Plumstead.
Thursday
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From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
ticket
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From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DEAN ELECT During the entire next week Barchester was ignorant who was to be its new dean on Sunday morning.
Tuesday
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From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
two
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From this reading Mr Slope was decidedly the favourite; but he did not show himself in the cathedral, and then he sank a point or two in the betting.
very
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From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DEAN ELECT During the entire next week Barchester was ignorant who was to be its new dean on Sunday morning.
Wednesday
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From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
week
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From this reading THE DEAN ELECT During the entire next week Barchester was ignorant who was to be its new dean on Sunday morning.
well
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From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While matters were in this state of ferment at Barchester, there was not much mental comfort at Plumstead.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While matters were in this state of ferment at Barchester, there was not much mental comfort at Plumstead.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE DEAN ELECT During the entire next week Barchester was ignorant who was to be its new dean on Sunday morning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On Wednesday, he was said to be ill, and that did not look well; but on Thursday morning he went down to the railway station, with a very jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On Monday, he got a scolding from the bishop in the hearing of the servants, and down he went till nobody would have him at any price; but on Tuesday he received a letter, in an official cover, marked private, by which he fully recovered his place in the public favour.
