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186
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From this reading Nethercoats, June, 186--.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
affairs
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From this reading DEAREST ALICE, I am glad you have settled your affairs,--foreign affairs, I mean,--so much to your mind.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
Alice
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From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was dated from Nethercoats, a small country-house in Cambridgeshire which belonged to him, at which he already spent much of his time, and at which he intended to live altogether after his marriage.
altogether
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From this reading It was dated from Nethercoats, a small country-house in Cambridgeshire which belonged to him, at which he already spent much of his time, and at which he intended to live altogether after his marriage.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading DEAREST ALICE, I am glad you have settled your affairs,--foreign affairs, I mean,--so much to your mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
answer
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From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was dated from Nethercoats, a small country-house in Cambridgeshire which belonged to him, at which he already spent much of his time, and at which he intended to live altogether after his marriage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
belonged
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From this reading It was dated from Nethercoats, a small country-house in Cambridgeshire which belonged to him, at which he already spent much of his time, and at which he intended to live altogether after his marriage.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
Cambridgeshire
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From this reading It was dated from Nethercoats, a small country-house in Cambridgeshire which belonged to him, at which he already spent much of his time, and at which he intended to live altogether after his marriage.
country-house
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From this reading It was dated from Nethercoats, a small country-house in Cambridgeshire which belonged to him, at which he already spent much of his time, and at which he intended to live altogether after his marriage.
dated
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From this reading It was dated from Nethercoats, a small country-house in Cambridgeshire which belonged to him, at which he already spent much of his time, and at which he intended to live altogether after his marriage.
DEAREST
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From this reading DEAREST ALICE, I am glad you have settled your affairs,--foreign affairs, I mean,--so much to your mind.
duly
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From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
foreign
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From this reading DEAREST ALICE, I am glad you have settled your affairs,--foreign affairs, I mean,--so much to your mind.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was dated from Nethercoats, a small country-house in Cambridgeshire which belonged to him, at which he already spent much of his time, and at which he intended to live altogether after his marriage.
giving
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From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
glad
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From this reading DEAREST ALICE, I am glad you have settled your affairs,--foreign affairs, I mean,--so much to your mind.
Grey
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From this reading John Grey, the Worthy Man.
Grey's
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From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DEAREST ALICE, I am glad you have settled your affairs,--foreign affairs, I mean,--so much to your mind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was dated from Nethercoats, a small country-house in Cambridgeshire which belonged to him, at which he already spent much of his time, and at which he intended to live altogether after his marriage.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was dated from Nethercoats, a small country-house in Cambridgeshire which belonged to him, at which he already spent much of his time, and at which he intended to live altogether after his marriage.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAREST ALICE, I am glad you have settled your affairs,--foreign affairs, I mean,--so much to your mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was dated from Nethercoats, a small country-house in Cambridgeshire which belonged to him, at which he already spent much of his time, and at which he intended to live altogether after his marriage.
intended
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From this reading It was dated from Nethercoats, a small country-house in Cambridgeshire which belonged to him, at which he already spent much of his time, and at which he intended to live altogether after his marriage.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dated from Nethercoats, a small country-house in Cambridgeshire which belonged to him, at which he already spent much of his time, and at which he intended to live altogether after his marriage.
John
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From this reading John Grey, the Worthy Man.
June
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From this reading Nethercoats, June, 186--.
Lady
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From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
letter
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From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
live
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From this reading It was dated from Nethercoats, a small country-house in Cambridgeshire which belonged to him, at which he already spent much of his time, and at which he intended to live altogether after his marriage.
Macleod's
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From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
Man
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From this reading John Grey, the Worthy Man.
marriage
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From this reading It was dated from Nethercoats, a small country-house in Cambridgeshire which belonged to him, at which he already spent much of his time, and at which he intended to live altogether after his marriage.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
mean
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From this reading DEAREST ALICE, I am glad you have settled your affairs,--foreign affairs, I mean,--so much to your mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DEAREST ALICE, I am glad you have settled your affairs,--foreign affairs, I mean,--so much to your mind.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
much
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From this reading It was dated from Nethercoats, a small country-house in Cambridgeshire which belonged to him, at which he already spent much of his time, and at which he intended to live altogether after his marriage.
Nethercoats
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From this reading It was dated from Nethercoats, a small country-house in Cambridgeshire which belonged to him, at which he already spent much of his time, and at which he intended to live altogether after his marriage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
perhaps
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From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
post
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From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
received
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From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
return
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From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
sample
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From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
sent
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From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
settled
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From this reading DEAREST ALICE, I am glad you have settled your affairs,--foreign affairs, I mean,--so much to your mind.
small
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From this reading It was dated from Nethercoats, a small country-house in Cambridgeshire which belonged to him, at which he already spent much of his time, and at which he intended to live altogether after his marriage.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading DEAREST ALICE, I am glad you have settled your affairs,--foreign affairs, I mean,--so much to your mind.
spent
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From this reading It was dated from Nethercoats, a small country-house in Cambridgeshire which belonged to him, at which he already spent much of his time, and at which he intended to live altogether after his marriage.
taken
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From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John Grey, the Worthy Man.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was dated from Nethercoats, a small country-house in Cambridgeshire which belonged to him, at which he already spent much of his time, and at which he intended to live altogether after his marriage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
Vavasor's
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From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
visit
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From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
worthiness
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From this reading Mr. Grey's answer to Alice Vavasor's letter, which was duly sent by return of post and duly received on the morning after Lady Macleod's visit, may perhaps be taken as giving a sample of his worthiness.
WorthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading John Grey, the Worthy Man.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAREST ALICE, I am glad you have settled your affairs,--foreign affairs, I mean,--so much to your mind.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAREST ALICE, I am glad you have settled your affairs,--foreign affairs, I mean,--so much to your mind.
