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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 In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
admitted
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From this reading But our friends at Greshamsbury had not been making themselves pleasant--not so pleasant to each other as circumstances would have admitted.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
always
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From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
back
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From this reading We must soon return to him and say something of his career as a baronet; but for the present, we may go back to our more pleasant friends at Greshamsbury.
baked
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From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
banquet
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From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
baronet
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From this reading We must soon return to him and say something of his career as a baronet; but for the present, we may go back to our more pleasant friends at Greshamsbury.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But our friends at Greshamsbury had not been making themselves pleasant--not so pleasant to each other as circumstances would have admitted.
Boxall
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From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
buried
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From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
career
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From this reading We must soon return to him and say something of his career as a baronet; but for the present, we may go back to our more pleasant friends at Greshamsbury.
circumstances
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From this reading But our friends at Greshamsbury had not been making themselves pleasant--not so pleasant to each other as circumstances would have admitted.
days
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From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
diction
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From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
diminished
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From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
duly
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From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But our friends at Greshamsbury had not been making themselves pleasant--not so pleasant to each other as circumstances would have admitted.
exchequer
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From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
father's
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From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
few
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From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
follow
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From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
friends
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From this reading We must soon return to him and say something of his career as a baronet; but for the present, we may go back to our more pleasant friends at Greshamsbury.
funeral
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From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
furnished
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From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
glories
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From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
go
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From this reading We must soon return to him and say something of his career as a baronet; but for the present, we may go back to our more pleasant friends at Greshamsbury.
graphic
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From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
grave
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From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
Greshamsbury
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From this reading We must soon return to him and say something of his career as a baronet; but for the present, we may go back to our more pleasant friends at Greshamsbury.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
Hill
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From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We must soon return to him and say something of his career as a baronet; but for the present, we may go back to our more pleasant friends at Greshamsbury.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
home
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From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
Louis
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From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
making
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From this reading But our friends at Greshamsbury had not been making themselves pleasant--not so pleasant to each other as circumstances would have admitted.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We must soon return to him and say something of his career as a baronet; but for the present, we may go back to our more pleasant friends at Greshamsbury.
meats
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From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
men
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From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
monument
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From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
more
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From this reading We must soon return to him and say something of his career as a baronet; but for the present, we may go back to our more pleasant friends at Greshamsbury.
much
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From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must soon return to him and say something of his career as a baronet; but for the present, we may go back to our more pleasant friends at Greshamsbury.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
other
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From this reading But our friends at Greshamsbury had not been making themselves pleasant--not so pleasant to each other as circumstances would have admitted.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We must soon return to him and say something of his career as a baronet; but for the present, we may go back to our more pleasant friends at Greshamsbury.
partake
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From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We must soon return to him and say something of his career as a baronet; but for the present, we may go back to our more pleasant friends at Greshamsbury.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
posterity
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From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
present
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From this reading We must soon return to him and say something of his career as a baronet; but for the present, we may go back to our more pleasant friends at Greshamsbury.
quiet
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From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
reigning
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From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
return
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From this reading We must soon return to him and say something of his career as a baronet; but for the present, we may go back to our more pleasant friends at Greshamsbury.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
Roger
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From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
say
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From this reading We must soon return to him and say something of his career as a baronet; but for the present, we may go back to our more pleasant friends at Greshamsbury.
Scatcherd
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From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
seen
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From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
sepulchral
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From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
Sir
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From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But our friends at Greshamsbury had not been making themselves pleasant--not so pleasant to each other as circumstances would have admitted.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading We must soon return to him and say something of his career as a baronet; but for the present, we may go back to our more pleasant friends at Greshamsbury.
soon
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From this reading We must soon return to him and say something of his career as a baronet; but for the present, we may go back to our more pleasant friends at Greshamsbury.
stead
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From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
sway
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From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading But our friends at Greshamsbury had not been making themselves pleasant--not so pleasant to each other as circumstances would have admitted.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
War
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From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
well
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From this reading Such men as Sir Roger Scatcherd are always well buried, and we have already seen that his glories were duly told to posterity in the graphic diction of his sepulchral monument.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading War We need not follow Sir Roger to his grave, nor partake of the baked meats which were furnished for his funeral banquet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In a few days the doctor had returned to his quiet home, and Sir Louis found himself reigning at Boxall Hill in his father's stead--with, however, a much diminished sway, and, as he thought it, but a poor exchequer.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But our friends at Greshamsbury had not been making themselves pleasant--not so pleasant to each other as circumstances would have admitted.
