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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 CONCLUSION The end of a novel, like the end of a children's dinner-party, must be made up of sweetmeats and sugar-plums.
according
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From this reading 'Wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife?' and 'Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to live together according to God's ordinance?'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONCLUSION The end of a novel, like the end of a children's dinner-party, must be made up of sweetmeats and sugar-plums.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr Arabin and Eleanor each answered, 'I will'.
Arabin
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Arabin's
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archdeacon
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have no doubt that they will keep their promises; the more especially as the Signora Neroni had left Barchester before the ceremony was performed.
Barchester
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From this reading We have no doubt that they will keep their promises; the more especially as the Signora Neroni had left Barchester before the ceremony was performed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading CONCLUSION The end of a novel, like the end of a children's dinner-party, must be made up of sweetmeats and sugar-plums.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We have no doubt that they will keep their promises; the more especially as the Signora Neroni had left Barchester before the ceremony was performed.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There is now nothing else to be told but the gala doings of Mr Arabin's marriage, nothing more to be described than the wedding dresses, no further dialogue to be recorded than that which took place between the archdeacon who married them, and Mr Arabin and Eleanor who were married.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There is now nothing else to be told but the gala doings of Mr Arabin's marriage, nothing more to be described than the wedding dresses, no further dialogue to be recorded than that which took place between the archdeacon who married them, and Mr Arabin and Eleanor who were married.
ceremony
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From this reading We have no doubt that they will keep their promises; the more especially as the Signora Neroni had left Barchester before the ceremony was performed.
children's
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From this reading CONCLUSION The end of a novel, like the end of a children's dinner-party, must be made up of sweetmeats and sugar-plums.
CONCLUSION
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described
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dialogue
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dinner-party
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doings
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doubt
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From this reading We have no doubt that they will keep their promises; the more especially as the Signora Neroni had left Barchester before the ceremony was performed.
dresses
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eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Mr Arabin and Eleanor each answered, 'I will'.
Eleanor
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else
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end
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especially
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From this reading We have no doubt that they will keep their promises; the more especially as the Signora Neroni had left Barchester before the ceremony was performed.
further
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From this reading There is now nothing else to be told but the gala doings of Mr Arabin's marriage, nothing more to be described than the wedding dresses, no further dialogue to be recorded than that which took place between the archdeacon who married them, and Mr Arabin and Eleanor who were married.
gala
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From this reading There is now nothing else to be told but the gala doings of Mr Arabin's marriage, nothing more to be described than the wedding dresses, no further dialogue to be recorded than that which took place between the archdeacon who married them, and Mr Arabin and Eleanor who were married.
God's
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From this reading 'Wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife?' and 'Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to live together according to God's ordinance?'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have no doubt that they will keep their promises; the more especially as the Signora Neroni had left Barchester before the ceremony was performed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife?' and 'Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to live together according to God's ordinance?'
husband
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From this reading 'Wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife?' and 'Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to live together according to God's ordinance?'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mr Arabin and Eleanor each answered, 'I will'.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is now nothing else to be told but the gala doings of Mr Arabin's marriage, nothing more to be described than the wedding dresses, no further dialogue to be recorded than that which took place between the archdeacon who married them, and Mr Arabin and Eleanor who were married.
keep
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From this reading We have no doubt that they will keep their promises; the more especially as the Signora Neroni had left Barchester before the ceremony was performed.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have no doubt that they will keep their promises; the more especially as the Signora Neroni had left Barchester before the ceremony was performed.
like
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From this reading CONCLUSION The end of a novel, like the end of a children's dinner-party, must be made up of sweetmeats and sugar-plums.
live
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From this reading 'Wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife?' and 'Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to live together according to God's ordinance?'
made
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man
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From this reading 'Wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife?' and 'Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to live together according to God's ordinance?'
marriage
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married
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more
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Mr
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading CONCLUSION The end of a novel, like the end of a children's dinner-party, must be made up of sweetmeats and sugar-plums.
Neroni
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From this reading We have no doubt that they will keep their promises; the more especially as the Signora Neroni had left Barchester before the ceremony was performed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is now nothing else to be told but the gala doings of Mr Arabin's marriage, nothing more to be described than the wedding dresses, no further dialogue to be recorded than that which took place between the archdeacon who married them, and Mr Arabin and Eleanor who were married.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is now nothing else to be told but the gala doings of Mr Arabin's marriage, nothing more to be described than the wedding dresses, no further dialogue to be recorded than that which took place between the archdeacon who married them, and Mr Arabin and Eleanor who were married.
novel
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now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONCLUSION The end of a novel, like the end of a children's dinner-party, must be made up of sweetmeats and sugar-plums.
ordinance
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From this reading 'Wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife?' and 'Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to live together according to God's ordinance?'
performed
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place
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promises
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From this reading We have no doubt that they will keep their promises; the more especially as the Signora Neroni had left Barchester before the ceremony was performed.
recorded
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Signora
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sugar-plums
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From this reading CONCLUSION The end of a novel, like the end of a children's dinner-party, must be made up of sweetmeats and sugar-plums.
sweetmeats
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From this reading CONCLUSION The end of a novel, like the end of a children's dinner-party, must be made up of sweetmeats and sugar-plums.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is now nothing else to be told but the gala doings of Mr Arabin's marriage, nothing more to be described than the wedding dresses, no further dialogue to be recorded than that which took place between the archdeacon who married them, and Mr Arabin and Eleanor who were married.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is now nothing else to be told but the gala doings of Mr Arabin's marriage, nothing more to be described than the wedding dresses, no further dialogue to be recorded than that which took place between the archdeacon who married them, and Mr Arabin and Eleanor who were married.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCLUSION The end of a novel, like the end of a children's dinner-party, must be made up of sweetmeats and sugar-plums.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We have no doubt that they will keep their promises; the more especially as the Signora Neroni had left Barchester before the ceremony was performed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There is now nothing else to be told but the gala doings of Mr Arabin's marriage, nothing more to be described than the wedding dresses, no further dialogue to be recorded than that which took place between the archdeacon who married them, and Mr Arabin and Eleanor who were married.
There
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From this reading There is now nothing else to be told but the gala doings of Mr Arabin's marriage, nothing more to be described than the wedding dresses, no further dialogue to be recorded than that which took place between the archdeacon who married them, and Mr Arabin and Eleanor who were married.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We have no doubt that they will keep their promises; the more especially as the Signora Neroni had left Barchester before the ceremony was performed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife?' and 'Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to live together according to God's ordinance?'
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading 'Wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife?' and 'Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to live together according to God's ordinance?'
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading 'Wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife?' and 'Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to live together according to God's ordinance?'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is now nothing else to be told but the gala doings of Mr Arabin's marriage, nothing more to be described than the wedding dresses, no further dialogue to be recorded than that which took place between the archdeacon who married them, and Mr Arabin and Eleanor who were married.
together
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From this reading 'Wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife?' and 'Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to live together according to God's ordinance?'
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is now nothing else to be told but the gala doings of Mr Arabin's marriage, nothing more to be described than the wedding dresses, no further dialogue to be recorded than that which took place between the archdeacon who married them, and Mr Arabin and Eleanor who were married.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is now nothing else to be told but the gala doings of Mr Arabin's marriage, nothing more to be described than the wedding dresses, no further dialogue to be recorded than that which took place between the archdeacon who married them, and Mr Arabin and Eleanor who were married.
up
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From this reading CONCLUSION The end of a novel, like the end of a children's dinner-party, must be made up of sweetmeats and sugar-plums.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have no doubt that they will keep their promises; the more especially as the Signora Neroni had left Barchester before the ceremony was performed.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have no doubt that they will keep their promises; the more especially as the Signora Neroni had left Barchester before the ceremony was performed.
wedded
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From this reading 'Wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife?' and 'Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to live together according to God's ordinance?'
wedding
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From this reading There is now nothing else to be told but the gala doings of Mr Arabin's marriage, nothing more to be described than the wedding dresses, no further dialogue to be recorded than that which took place between the archdeacon who married them, and Mr Arabin and Eleanor who were married.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There is now nothing else to be told but the gala doings of Mr Arabin's marriage, nothing more to be described than the wedding dresses, no further dialogue to be recorded than that which took place between the archdeacon who married them, and Mr Arabin and Eleanor who were married.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is now nothing else to be told but the gala doings of Mr Arabin's marriage, nothing more to be described than the wedding dresses, no further dialogue to be recorded than that which took place between the archdeacon who married them, and Mr Arabin and Eleanor who were married.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There is now nothing else to be told but the gala doings of Mr Arabin's marriage, nothing more to be described than the wedding dresses, no further dialogue to be recorded than that which took place between the archdeacon who married them, and Mr Arabin and Eleanor who were married.
wife
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From this reading 'Wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife?' and 'Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to live together according to God's ordinance?'
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Mr Arabin and Eleanor each answered, 'I will'.
Wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading 'Wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife?' and 'Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to live together according to God's ordinance?'
woman
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From this reading 'Wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife?' and 'Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to live together according to God's ordinance?'
