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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 "There are a thousand things to be done," he said, "and the sooner you begin to do them the better.
acquainted
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From this reading The other change was of course the coming marriage, with the circumstances of which the lawyer had been made acquainted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Conclusion Isabel spent one pleasant week with her lover at Hereford, and then was summoned into Carmarthenshire.
Apjohn
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From this reading Mr Apjohn came over at her father's invitation, and insisted on taking her back to Llanfeare.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are a thousand things to be done," he said, "and the sooner you begin to do them the better.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Conclusion Isabel spent one pleasant week with her lover at Hereford, and then was summoned into Carmarthenshire.
back
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From this reading Mr Apjohn came over at her father's invitation, and insisted on taking her back to Llanfeare.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There are a thousand things to be done," he said, "and the sooner you begin to do them the better.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The other change was of course the coming marriage, with the circumstances of which the lawyer had been made acquainted.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Of course you must live at the old house, and you had better take up your habitation there for a while before this other change is made."
begin
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From this reading "There are a thousand things to be done," he said, "and the sooner you begin to do them the better.
better
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From this reading "There are a thousand things to be done," he said, "and the sooner you begin to do them the better.
came
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From this reading Mr Apjohn came over at her father's invitation, and insisted on taking her back to Llanfeare.
Carmarthenshire
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From this reading Conclusion Isabel spent one pleasant week with her lover at Hereford, and then was summoned into Carmarthenshire.
change
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From this reading Of course you must live at the old house, and you had better take up your habitation there for a while before this other change is made."
circumstances
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From this reading The other change was of course the coming marriage, with the circumstances of which the lawyer had been made acquainted.
coming
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From this reading The other change was of course the coming marriage, with the circumstances of which the lawyer had been made acquainted.
Conclusion
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From this reading Conclusion Isabel spent one pleasant week with her lover at Hereford, and then was summoned into Carmarthenshire.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course you must live at the old house, and you had better take up your habitation there for a while before this other change is made."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "There are a thousand things to be done," he said, "and the sooner you begin to do them the better.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There are a thousand things to be done," he said, "and the sooner you begin to do them the better.
father's
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From this reading Mr Apjohn came over at her father's invitation, and insisted on taking her back to Llanfeare.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of course you must live at the old house, and you had better take up your habitation there for a while before this other change is made."
habitation
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From this reading Of course you must live at the old house, and you had better take up your habitation there for a while before this other change is made."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course you must live at the old house, and you had better take up your habitation there for a while before this other change is made."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There are a thousand things to be done," he said, "and the sooner you begin to do them the better.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Conclusion Isabel spent one pleasant week with her lover at Hereford, and then was summoned into Carmarthenshire.
Hereford
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From this reading Conclusion Isabel spent one pleasant week with her lover at Hereford, and then was summoned into Carmarthenshire.
house
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From this reading Of course you must live at the old house, and you had better take up your habitation there for a while before this other change is made."
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Mr Apjohn came over at her father's invitation, and insisted on taking her back to Llanfeare.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Conclusion Isabel spent one pleasant week with her lover at Hereford, and then was summoned into Carmarthenshire.
invitation
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From this reading Mr Apjohn came over at her father's invitation, and insisted on taking her back to Llanfeare.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course you must live at the old house, and you had better take up your habitation there for a while before this other change is made."
Isabel
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From this reading Conclusion Isabel spent one pleasant week with her lover at Hereford, and then was summoned into Carmarthenshire.
lawyer
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From this reading The other change was of course the coming marriage, with the circumstances of which the lawyer had been made acquainted.
live
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From this reading Of course you must live at the old house, and you had better take up your habitation there for a while before this other change is made."
Llanfeare
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From this reading Mr Apjohn came over at her father's invitation, and insisted on taking her back to Llanfeare.
lover
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From this reading Conclusion Isabel spent one pleasant week with her lover at Hereford, and then was summoned into Carmarthenshire.
made
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From this reading Of course you must live at the old house, and you had better take up your habitation there for a while before this other change is made."
marriage
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From this reading The other change was of course the coming marriage, with the circumstances of which the lawyer had been made acquainted.
Mr
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From this reading Mr Apjohn came over at her father's invitation, and insisted on taking her back to Llanfeare.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Of course you must live at the old house, and you had better take up your habitation there for a while before this other change is made."
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course you must live at the old house, and you had better take up your habitation there for a while before this other change is made."
old
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From this reading Of course you must live at the old house, and you had better take up your habitation there for a while before this other change is made."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr Apjohn came over at her father's invitation, and insisted on taking her back to Llanfeare.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Conclusion Isabel spent one pleasant week with her lover at Hereford, and then was summoned into Carmarthenshire.
other
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From this reading Of course you must live at the old house, and you had better take up your habitation there for a while before this other change is made."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr Apjohn came over at her father's invitation, and insisted on taking her back to Llanfeare.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Conclusion Isabel spent one pleasant week with her lover at Hereford, and then was summoned into Carmarthenshire.
said
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From this reading "There are a thousand things to be done," he said, "and the sooner you begin to do them the better.
sooner
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From this reading "There are a thousand things to be done," he said, "and the sooner you begin to do them the better.
spent
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From this reading Conclusion Isabel spent one pleasant week with her lover at Hereford, and then was summoned into Carmarthenshire.
summoned
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From this reading Conclusion Isabel spent one pleasant week with her lover at Hereford, and then was summoned into Carmarthenshire.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course you must live at the old house, and you had better take up your habitation there for a while before this other change is made."
taking
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From this reading Mr Apjohn came over at her father's invitation, and insisted on taking her back to Llanfeare.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There are a thousand things to be done," he said, "and the sooner you begin to do them the better.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "There are a thousand things to be done," he said, "and the sooner you begin to do them the better.
then
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From this reading Conclusion Isabel spent one pleasant week with her lover at Hereford, and then was summoned into Carmarthenshire.
There
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From this reading "There are a thousand things to be done," he said, "and the sooner you begin to do them the better.
things
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From this reading "There are a thousand things to be done," he said, "and the sooner you begin to do them the better.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of course you must live at the old house, and you had better take up your habitation there for a while before this other change is made."
thousand
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From this reading "There are a thousand things to be done," he said, "and the sooner you begin to do them the better.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr Apjohn came over at her father's invitation, and insisted on taking her back to Llanfeare.
up
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From this reading Of course you must live at the old house, and you had better take up your habitation there for a while before this other change is made."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Conclusion Isabel spent one pleasant week with her lover at Hereford, and then was summoned into Carmarthenshire.
week
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From this reading Conclusion Isabel spent one pleasant week with her lover at Hereford, and then was summoned into Carmarthenshire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The other change was of course the coming marriage, with the circumstances of which the lawyer had been made acquainted.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Of course you must live at the old house, and you had better take up your habitation there for a while before this other change is made."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Conclusion Isabel spent one pleasant week with her lover at Hereford, and then was summoned into Carmarthenshire.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There are a thousand things to be done," he said, "and the sooner you begin to do them the better.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Of course you must live at the old house, and you had better take up your habitation there for a while before this other change is made."
