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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 SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
affable
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From this reading Even those who were in the same plight with herself threw a stone at poor Sophy when they heard that their pleasant-spoken, affable, popular rector, as he used to be, was about to flee his country.
All
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From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
Arms
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From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even those who were in the same plight with herself threw a stone at poor Sophy when they heard that their pleasant-spoken, affable, popular rector, as he used to be, was about to flee his country.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first it was declared too strange to be true.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At first it was declared too strange to be true.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
church
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From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
civil
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From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
class
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From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
considered
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From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
country
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From this reading Even those who were in the same plight with herself threw a stone at poor Sophy when they heard that their pleasant-spoken, affable, popular rector, as he used to be, was about to flee his country.
declared
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From this reading At first it was declared too strange to be true.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was the fault of his wife, said most of the respectable parishioners, who unfortunately did not know when she had had enough of a good thing.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
emigrate
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From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
enough
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From this reading It was the fault of his wife, said most of the respectable parishioners, who unfortunately did not know when she had had enough of a good thing.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
expressed
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From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
fault
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From this reading It was the fault of his wife, said most of the respectable parishioners, who unfortunately did not know when she had had enough of a good thing.
ferment
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From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
few
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From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first it was declared too strange to be true.
flee
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From this reading Even those who were in the same plight with herself threw a stone at poor Sophy when they heard that their pleasant-spoken, affable, popular rector, as he used to be, was about to flee his country.
go
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From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even those who were in the same plight with herself threw a stone at poor Sophy when they heard that their pleasant-spoken, affable, popular rector, as he used to be, was about to flee his country.
heard
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From this reading Even those who were in the same plight with herself threw a stone at poor Sophy when they heard that their pleasant-spoken, affable, popular rector, as he used to be, was about to flee his country.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Even those who were in the same plight with herself threw a stone at poor Sophy when they heard that their pleasant-spoken, affable, popular rector, as he used to be, was about to flee his country.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At first it was declared too strange to be true.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the fault of his wife, said most of the respectable parishioners, who unfortunately did not know when she had had enough of a good thing.
landlady
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From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
landlord
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From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
living
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From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
lower
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From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
most
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From this reading It was the fault of his wife, said most of the respectable parishioners, who unfortunately did not know when she had had enough of a good thing.
New
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From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
news
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From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was the fault of his wife, said most of the respectable parishioners, who unfortunately did not know when she had had enough of a good thing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
often
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From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
parishioners
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From this reading It was the fault of his wife, said most of the respectable parishioners, who unfortunately did not know when she had had enough of a good thing.
pleasant-spoken
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From this reading Even those who were in the same plight with herself threw a stone at poor Sophy when they heard that their pleasant-spoken, affable, popular rector, as he used to be, was about to flee his country.
plight
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From this reading Even those who were in the same plight with herself threw a stone at poor Sophy when they heard that their pleasant-spoken, affable, popular rector, as he used to be, was about to flee his country.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even those who were in the same plight with herself threw a stone at poor Sophy when they heard that their pleasant-spoken, affable, popular rector, as he used to be, was about to flee his country.
popular
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From this reading Even those who were in the same plight with herself threw a stone at poor Sophy when they heard that their pleasant-spoken, affable, popular rector, as he used to be, was about to flee his country.
pretty
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From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
rector
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From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
regret
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From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
regular
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From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
resigned
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From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
respectable
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From this reading It was the fault of his wife, said most of the respectable parishioners, who unfortunately did not know when she had had enough of a good thing.
said
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From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even those who were in the same plight with herself threw a stone at poor Sophy when they heard that their pleasant-spoken, affable, popular rector, as he used to be, was about to flee his country.
SELF-SACRIFICE
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From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the fault of his wife, said most of the respectable parishioners, who unfortunately did not know when she had had enough of a good thing.
Sophy
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From this reading Even those who were in the same plight with herself threw a stone at poor Sophy when they heard that their pleasant-spoken, affable, popular rector, as he used to be, was about to flee his country.
stone
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From this reading Even those who were in the same plight with herself threw a stone at poor Sophy when they heard that their pleasant-spoken, affable, popular rector, as he used to be, was about to flee his country.
strange
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From this reading At first it was declared too strange to be true.
taverns
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From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
Then
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From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
there
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From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even those who were in the same plight with herself threw a stone at poor Sophy when they heard that their pleasant-spoken, affable, popular rector, as he used to be, was about to flee his country.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Even those who were in the same plight with herself threw a stone at poor Sophy when they heard that their pleasant-spoken, affable, popular rector, as he used to be, was about to flee his country.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
threw
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From this reading Even those who were in the same plight with herself threw a stone at poor Sophy when they heard that their pleasant-spoken, affable, popular rector, as he used to be, was about to flee his country.
thrown
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From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
too
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From this reading At first it was declared too strange to be true.
true
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From this reading At first it was declared too strange to be true.
unexpected
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From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
unfortunately
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From this reading It was the fault of his wife, said most of the respectable parishioners, who unfortunately did not know when she had had enough of a good thing.
Upton
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From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
used
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From this reading Even those who were in the same plight with herself threw a stone at poor Sophy when they heard that their pleasant-spoken, affable, popular rector, as he used to be, was about to flee his country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even those who were in the same plight with herself threw a stone at poor Sophy when they heard that their pleasant-spoken, affable, popular rector, as he used to be, was about to flee his country.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was the fault of his wife, said most of the respectable parishioners, who unfortunately did not know when she had had enough of a good thing.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then in a few of the lower class taverns it was said to be too good to be true; but in the Upton Arms, where the landlady considered it her duty to be regular at church, and even the landlord thought it the thing to go there pretty often, a civil amount of regret was expressed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was the fault of his wife, said most of the respectable parishioners, who unfortunately did not know when she had had enough of a good thing.
wife
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From this reading It was the fault of his wife, said most of the respectable parishioners, who unfortunately did not know when she had had enough of a good thing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even those who were in the same plight with herself threw a stone at poor Sophy when they heard that their pleasant-spoken, affable, popular rector, as he used to be, was about to flee his country.
Zealand
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From this reading SELF-SACRIFICE All Upton was thrown into a ferment by the unexpected news that their rector had resigned his living, and was about to emigrate to New Zealand.
