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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 HAD Mr. Guildford been a native of Sothernshire, he could not but have been familiar with the name of the Methvyns of Carling, one of the oldest and wealthiest families of the county.
addicted
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From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed—he had Another morn than ours.”
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed—he had Another morn than ours.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading HAD Mr. Guildford been a native of Sothernshire, he could not but have been familiar with the name of the Methvyns of Carling, one of the oldest and wealthiest families of the county.
branch
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From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HAD Mr. Guildford been a native of Sothernshire, he could not but have been familiar with the name of the Methvyns of Carling, one of the oldest and wealthiest families of the county.
came
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From this reading “For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed—he had Another morn than ours.”
Carling
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From this reading HAD Mr. Guildford been a native of Sothernshire, he could not but have been familiar with the name of the Methvyns of Carling, one of the oldest and wealthiest families of the county.
casual
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From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
chill
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From this reading “For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed—he had Another morn than ours.”
closed
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From this reading “For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed—he had Another morn than ours.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading HAD Mr. Guildford been a native of Sothernshire, he could not but have been familiar with the name of the Methvyns of Carling, one of the oldest and wealthiest families of the county.
county
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From this reading HAD Mr. Guildford been a native of Sothernshire, he could not but have been familiar with the name of the Methvyns of Carling, one of the oldest and wealthiest families of the county.
dim
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From this reading “For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed—he had Another morn than ours.”
early
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From this reading “For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed—he had Another morn than ours.”
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
eyelids
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From this reading “For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed—he had Another morn than ours.”
failed
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From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
familiar
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From this reading HAD Mr. Guildford been a native of Sothernshire, he could not but have been familiar with the name of the Methvyns of Carling, one of the oldest and wealthiest families of the county.
families
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From this reading HAD Mr. Guildford been a native of Sothernshire, he could not but have been familiar with the name of the Methvyns of Carling, one of the oldest and wealthiest families of the county.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed—he had Another morn than ours.”
gossip
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From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
Greystone
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From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
Guildford
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From this reading HAD Mr. Guildford been a native of Sothernshire, he could not but have been familiar with the name of the Methvyns of Carling, one of the oldest and wealthiest families of the county.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed—he had Another morn than ours.”
hardly
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From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading HAD Mr. Guildford been a native of Sothernshire, he could not but have been familiar with the name of the Methvyns of Carling, one of the oldest and wealthiest families of the county.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed—he had Another morn than ours.”
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed—he had Another morn than ours.”
Hood
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From this reading Thomas Hood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
less
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From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LITTLE MASTER.”
local
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From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
MASTER
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From this reading “LITTLE MASTER.”
mention
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From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
Methvyns
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From this reading HAD Mr. Guildford been a native of Sothernshire, he could not but have been familiar with the name of the Methvyns of Carling, one of the oldest and wealthiest families of the county.
morn
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From this reading “For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed—he had Another morn than ours.”
Mr
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From this reading HAD Mr. Guildford been a native of Sothernshire, he could not but have been familiar with the name of the Methvyns of Carling, one of the oldest and wealthiest families of the county.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HAD Mr. Guildford been a native of Sothernshire, he could not but have been familiar with the name of the Methvyns of Carling, one of the oldest and wealthiest families of the county.
native
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From this reading HAD Mr. Guildford been a native of Sothernshire, he could not but have been familiar with the name of the Methvyns of Carling, one of the oldest and wealthiest families of the county.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HAD Mr. Guildford been a native of Sothernshire, he could not but have been familiar with the name of the Methvyns of Carling, one of the oldest and wealthiest families of the county.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HAD Mr. Guildford been a native of Sothernshire, he could not but have been familiar with the name of the Methvyns of Carling, one of the oldest and wealthiest families of the county.
oldest
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From this reading HAD Mr. Guildford been a native of Sothernshire, he could not but have been familiar with the name of the Methvyns of Carling, one of the oldest and wealthiest families of the county.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HAD Mr. Guildford been a native of Sothernshire, he could not but have been familiar with the name of the Methvyns of Carling, one of the oldest and wealthiest families of the county.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed—he had Another morn than ours.”
preoccupied
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From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
quiet
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From this reading “For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed—he had Another morn than ours.”
sad
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From this reading “For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed—he had Another morn than ours.”
showers
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From this reading “For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed—he had Another morn than ours.”
Sothern
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From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
Sothernshire
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From this reading HAD Mr. Guildford been a native of Sothernshire, he could not but have been familiar with the name of the Methvyns of Carling, one of the oldest and wealthiest families of the county.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed—he had Another morn than ours.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed—he had Another morn than ours.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
Thomas
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From this reading Thomas Hood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
wealthiest
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From this reading HAD Mr. Guildford been a native of Sothernshire, he could not but have been familiar with the name of the Methvyns of Carling, one of the oldest and wealthiest families of the county.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed—he had Another morn than ours.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed—he had Another morn than ours.”
younger
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From this reading Had he been in the least addicted to local gossip, or less preoccupied, he could hardly have failed, even at Sothern, to hear casual mention of them and of their younger branch, the Methvyns of Greystone.
