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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 He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dr Fillgrave was to be summoned to come as quickly as possible to the sick man's room, and Mr Winterbones was to be sent up to write the note.
aware
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From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
Barchester
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From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dr Fillgrave was to be summoned to come as quickly as possible to the sick man's room, and Mr Winterbones was to be sent up to write the note.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
bell
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From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Sir Roger was quite right in supposing that there would be some words between the doctor and her ladyship.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr Fillgrave was to be summoned to come as quickly as possible to the sick man's room, and Mr Winterbones was to be sent up to write the note.
communication
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From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Roger was quite right in supposing that there would be some words between the doctor and her ladyship.
downstairs
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From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
Dr
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From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How, indeed, was the doctor to get out of the house without such, let him wish it ever so much?
Fillgrave
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From this reading Dr Fillgrave was to be summoned to come as quickly as possible to the sick man's room, and Mr Winterbones was to be sent up to write the note.
fully
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From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
get
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From this reading How, indeed, was the doctor to get out of the house without such, let him wish it ever so much?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
heard
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From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Roger was quite right in supposing that there would be some words between the doctor and her ladyship.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
house
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From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
How
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From this reading How, indeed, was the doctor to get out of the house without such, let him wish it ever so much?
immediately
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From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Roger was quite right in supposing that there would be some words between the doctor and her ladyship.
indeed
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From this reading How, indeed, was the doctor to get out of the house without such, let him wish it ever so much?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How, indeed, was the doctor to get out of the house without such, let him wish it ever so much?
Lady
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From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
ladyship
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From this reading Sir Roger was quite right in supposing that there would be some words between the doctor and her ladyship.
leave
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From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading How, indeed, was the doctor to get out of the house without such, let him wish it ever so much?
man's
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From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
messenger
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From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
mounted
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From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
Mr
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From this reading Dr Fillgrave was to be summoned to come as quickly as possible to the sick man's room, and Mr Winterbones was to be sent up to write the note.
much
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From this reading How, indeed, was the doctor to get out of the house without such, let him wish it ever so much?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
note
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From this reading Dr Fillgrave was to be summoned to come as quickly as possible to the sick man's room, and Mr Winterbones was to be sent up to write the note.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How, indeed, was the doctor to get out of the house without such, let him wish it ever so much?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
orders
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From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
out
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From this reading How, indeed, was the doctor to get out of the house without such, let him wish it ever so much?
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
passing
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From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
possible
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From this reading Dr Fillgrave was to be summoned to come as quickly as possible to the sick man's room, and Mr Winterbones was to be sent up to write the note.
quickly
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From this reading Dr Fillgrave was to be summoned to come as quickly as possible to the sick man's room, and Mr Winterbones was to be sent up to write the note.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Roger was quite right in supposing that there would be some words between the doctor and her ladyship.
received
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From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Roger was quite right in supposing that there would be some words between the doctor and her ladyship.
ring
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From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
Roger
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From this reading Sir Roger was quite right in supposing that there would be some words between the doctor and her ladyship.
Roger's
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From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
room
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From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
Scatcherd
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From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
send
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From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
sent
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From this reading Dr Fillgrave was to be summoned to come as quickly as possible to the sick man's room, and Mr Winterbones was to be sent up to write the note.
servant
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From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
sick
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From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How, indeed, was the doctor to get out of the house without such, let him wish it ever so much?
some
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From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
sooner
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From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
staircase
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From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading How, indeed, was the doctor to get out of the house without such, let him wish it ever so much?
summoned
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From this reading Dr Fillgrave was to be summoned to come as quickly as possible to the sick man's room, and Mr Winterbones was to be sent up to write the note.
supposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading Sir Roger was quite right in supposing that there would be some words between the doctor and her ladyship.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
then
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From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
there
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From this reading Sir Roger was quite right in supposing that there would be some words between the doctor and her ladyship.
Thorne
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From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
up
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From this reading Dr Fillgrave was to be summoned to come as quickly as possible to the sick man's room, and Mr Winterbones was to be sent up to write the note.
violently
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From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
Winterbones
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From this reading Dr Fillgrave was to be summoned to come as quickly as possible to the sick man's room, and Mr Winterbones was to be sent up to write the note.
wish
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From this reading How, indeed, was the doctor to get out of the house without such, let him wish it ever so much?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He was not sooner within the passage than he heard the sick man's bell ring violently; and then the servant, passing him on the staircase, received orders to send a mounted messenger immediately to Barchester.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Sir Roger's Will Dr Thorne left the room and went downstairs, being fully aware that he could not leave the house without having some communication with Lady Scatcherd.
words
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From this reading Sir Roger was quite right in supposing that there would be some words between the doctor and her ladyship.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sir Roger was quite right in supposing that there would be some words between the doctor and her ladyship.
write
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From this reading Dr Fillgrave was to be summoned to come as quickly as possible to the sick man's room, and Mr Winterbones was to be sent up to write the note.
