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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 Mrs. Weston and Emma were sitting together on a sofa.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Weston was chatty and convivial, and no friend to early separations of any sort; but at last the drawing-room party did receive an augmentation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
any
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From this reading Mr. Weston was chatty and convivial, and no friend to early separations of any sort; but at last the drawing-room party did receive an augmentation.
appeared
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From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Weston was chatty and convivial, and no friend to early separations of any sort; but at last the drawing-room party did receive an augmentation.
augmentation
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From this reading Mr. Weston was chatty and convivial, and no friend to early separations of any sort; but at last the drawing-room party did receive an augmentation.
away
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From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He joined them immediately, and, with scarcely an invitation, seated himself between them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Weston was chatty and convivial, and no friend to early separations of any sort; but at last the drawing-room party did receive an augmentation.
chatty
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From this reading Mr. Weston was chatty and convivial, and no friend to early separations of any sort; but at last the drawing-room party did receive an augmentation.
companions
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From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
convivial
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From this reading Mr. Weston was chatty and convivial, and no friend to early separations of any sort; but at last the drawing-room party did receive an augmentation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr. Weston was chatty and convivial, and no friend to early separations of any sort; but at last the drawing-room party did receive an augmentation.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
drank
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From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
drawing-room
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From this reading Mr. Weston was chatty and convivial, and no friend to early separations of any sort; but at last the drawing-room party did receive an augmentation.
early
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From this reading Mr. Weston was chatty and convivial, and no friend to early separations of any sort; but at last the drawing-room party did receive an augmentation.
Elton
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From this reading Mr. Elton, in very good spirits, was one of the first to walk in.
Emma
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From this reading Mrs. Weston and Emma were sitting together on a sofa.
entertain
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From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Elton, in very good spirits, was one of the first to walk in.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
friend
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From this reading Mr. Weston was chatty and convivial, and no friend to early separations of any sort; but at last the drawing-room party did receive an augmentation.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
go
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From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Elton, in very good spirits, was one of the first to walk in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He joined them immediately, and, with scarcely an invitation, seated himself between them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
home
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From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
hour
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From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
immediately
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From this reading He joined them immediately, and, with scarcely an invitation, seated himself between them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Elton, in very good spirits, was one of the first to walk in.
invitation
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From this reading He joined them immediately, and, with scarcely an invitation, seated himself between them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
joined
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From this reading He joined them immediately, and, with scarcely an invitation, seated himself between them.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Weston was chatty and convivial, and no friend to early separations of any sort; but at last the drawing-room party did receive an augmentation.
lateness
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From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Weston and Emma were sitting together on a sofa.
much
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From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mr. Weston was chatty and convivial, and no friend to early separations of any sort; but at last the drawing-room party did receive an augmentation.
notice
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From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Weston and Emma were sitting together on a sofa.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Elton, in very good spirits, was one of the first to walk in.
other
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From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Weston was chatty and convivial, and no friend to early separations of any sort; but at last the drawing-room party did receive an augmentation.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
ready
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From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
receive
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From this reading Mr. Weston was chatty and convivial, and no friend to early separations of any sort; but at last the drawing-room party did receive an augmentation.
scarcely
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From this reading He joined them immediately, and, with scarcely an invitation, seated himself between them.
seated
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From this reading He joined them immediately, and, with scarcely an invitation, seated himself between them.
separations
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From this reading Mr. Weston was chatty and convivial, and no friend to early separations of any sort; but at last the drawing-room party did receive an augmentation.
sitting
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From this reading Mrs. Weston and Emma were sitting together on a sofa.
sofa
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From this reading Mrs. Weston and Emma were sitting together on a sofa.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
sort
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From this reading Mr. Weston was chatty and convivial, and no friend to early separations of any sort; but at last the drawing-room party did receive an augmentation.
spirits
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From this reading Mr. Elton, in very good spirits, was one of the first to walk in.
tea
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From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He joined them immediately, and, with scarcely an invitation, seated himself between them.
three
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From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
together
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From this reading Mrs. Weston and Emma were sitting together on a sofa.
very
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From this reading Mr. Elton, in very good spirits, was one of the first to walk in.
walk
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From this reading Mr. Elton, in very good spirits, was one of the first to walk in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mrs. Weston and Emma were sitting together on a sofa.
Weston
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From this reading Mr. Weston was chatty and convivial, and no friend to early separations of any sort; but at last the drawing-room party did receive an augmentation.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He joined them immediately, and, with scarcely an invitation, seated himself between them.
Woodhouse
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From this reading Mr. Woodhouse was soon ready for his tea; and when he had drank his tea he was quite ready to go home; and it was as much as his three companions could do, to entertain away his notice of the lateness of the hour, before the other gentlemen appeared.
