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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 OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
affairs
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From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
afterwards
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From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
agricultural
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From this reading They had one or two other families as well, and in spite of agricultural depression, they made a very good thing indeed out of a very comfortable business.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had one or two other families as well, and in spite of agricultural depression, they made a very good thing indeed out of a very comfortable business.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had one or two other families as well, and in spite of agricultural depression, they made a very good thing indeed out of a very comfortable business.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lady Harry Norland expected to be received with coldness and suspicion.
business
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From this reading They had one or two other families as well, and in spite of agricultural depression, they made a very good thing indeed out of a very comfortable business.
cab
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From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
coldness
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From this reading Lady Harry Norland expected to be received with coldness and suspicion.
comfortable
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From this reading They had one or two other families as well, and in spite of agricultural depression, they made a very good thing indeed out of a very comfortable business.
contained
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From this reading The cab contained a lady in deep widow's weeds.
COURSEnounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
days
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From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
deep
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From this reading The cab contained a lady in deep widow's weeds.
depression
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From this reading They had one or two other families as well, and in spite of agricultural depression, they made a very good thing indeed out of a very comfortable business.
drove
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From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
expected
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From this reading Lady Harry Norland expected to be received with coldness and suspicion.
families
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From this reading They had one or two other families as well, and in spite of agricultural depression, they made a very good thing indeed out of a very comfortable business.
family
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From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
firm
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From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had one or two other families as well, and in spite of agricultural depression, they made a very good thing indeed out of a very comfortable business.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had one or two other families as well, and in spite of agricultural depression, they made a very good thing indeed out of a very comfortable business.
hansom
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From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
Harry
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From this reading Lady Harry Norland expected to be received with coldness and suspicion.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband, she knew, had not led the life expected in these days of a younger son.
husband
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From this reading Her husband, she knew, had not led the life expected in these days of a younger son.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had one or two other families as well, and in spite of agricultural depression, they made a very good thing indeed out of a very comfortable business.
indeed
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From this reading They had one or two other families as well, and in spite of agricultural depression, they made a very good thing indeed out of a very comfortable business.
knew
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From this reading Her husband, she knew, had not led the life expected in these days of a younger son.
lady
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From this reading The cab contained a lady in deep widow's weeds.
led
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From this reading Her husband, she knew, had not led the life expected in these days of a younger son.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her husband, she knew, had not led the life expected in these days of a younger son.
made
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From this reading They had one or two other families as well, and in spite of agricultural depression, they made a very good thing indeed out of a very comfortable business.
managed
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From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
Norland
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From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her husband, she knew, had not led the life expected in these days of a younger son.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
offices
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From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had one or two other families as well, and in spite of agricultural depression, they made a very good thing indeed out of a very comfortable business.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They had one or two other families as well, and in spite of agricultural depression, they made a very good thing indeed out of a very comfortable business.
other
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From this reading They had one or two other families as well, and in spite of agricultural depression, they made a very good thing indeed out of a very comfortable business.
out
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From this reading They had one or two other families as well, and in spite of agricultural depression, they made a very good thing indeed out of a very comfortable business.
PAY
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From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
received
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From this reading Lady Harry Norland expected to be received with coldness and suspicion.
respectable
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From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her husband, she knew, had not led the life expected in these days of a younger son.
solicitors
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From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
son
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From this reading Her husband, she knew, had not led the life expected in these days of a younger son.
spite
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From this reading They had one or two other families as well, and in spite of agricultural depression, they made a very good thing indeed out of a very comfortable business.
suspicion
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From this reading Lady Harry Norland expected to be received with coldness and suspicion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Her husband, she knew, had not led the life expected in these days of a younger son.
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had one or two other families as well, and in spite of agricultural depression, they made a very good thing indeed out of a very comfortable business.
THREE
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From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
two
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From this reading They had one or two other families as well, and in spite of agricultural depression, they made a very good thing indeed out of a very comfortable business.
very
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From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
weeds
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From this reading The cab contained a lady in deep widow's weeds.
well
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From this reading They had one or two other families as well, and in spite of agricultural depression, they made a very good thing indeed out of a very comfortable business.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
widow's
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From this reading The cab contained a lady in deep widow's weeds.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading OF COURSE THEY WILL PAY THREE days afterwards a hansom cab drove to the offices of the very respectable firm of solicitors who managed the affairs of the Norland family.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Harry Norland expected to be received with coldness and suspicion.
younger
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From this reading Her husband, she knew, had not led the life expected in these days of a younger son.
