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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 The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
altogether
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From this reading Could it be that the doctor did not wish that his niece should be richer, and grander, and altogether bigger than himself?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
anxious
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From this reading Or was it possible that his guardian was anxious to prevent him from marrying from some view of the reversion of the large fortune?
baronet
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From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Could it be that the doctor did not wish that his niece should be richer, and grander, and altogether bigger than himself?
bigger
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From this reading Could it be that the doctor did not wish that his niece should be richer, and grander, and altogether bigger than himself?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
conjecturing
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From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
debar
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From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That the objection was personal to himself, Sir Louis did not for a moment imagine.
discouraged
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From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
dismayed
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From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Could it be that the doctor did not wish that his niece should be richer, and grander, and altogether bigger than himself?
Donkey
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From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
Dr
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From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
effort
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From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That the objection was personal to himself, Sir Louis did not for a moment imagine.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Or was it possible that his guardian was anxious to prevent him from marrying from some view of the reversion of the large fortune?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
give
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From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
grander
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From this reading Could it be that the doctor did not wish that his niece should be richer, and grander, and altogether bigger than himself?
guardian
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From this reading Or was it possible that his guardian was anxious to prevent him from marrying from some view of the reversion of the large fortune?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Or was it possible that his guardian was anxious to prevent him from marrying from some view of the reversion of the large fortune?
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That the objection was personal to himself, Sir Louis did not for a moment imagine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
induced
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From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Could it be that the doctor did not wish that his niece should be richer, and grander, and altogether bigger than himself?
large
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From this reading Or was it possible that his guardian was anxious to prevent him from marrying from some view of the reversion of the large fortune?
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
Louis
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From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
made
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From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
marrying
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From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
moment
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From this reading That the objection was personal to himself, Sir Louis did not for a moment imagine.
motive
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From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
niece
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From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
object
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From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
objection
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From this reading That the objection was personal to himself, Sir Louis did not for a moment imagine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or was it possible that his guardian was anxious to prevent him from marrying from some view of the reversion of the large fortune?
personal
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From this reading That the objection was personal to himself, Sir Louis did not for a moment imagine.
possible
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From this reading Or was it possible that his guardian was anxious to prevent him from marrying from some view of the reversion of the large fortune?
possibly
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From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
prevent
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From this reading Or was it possible that his guardian was anxious to prevent him from marrying from some view of the reversion of the large fortune?
private
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From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
reversion
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From this reading Or was it possible that his guardian was anxious to prevent him from marrying from some view of the reversion of the large fortune?
rich
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From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
richer
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From this reading Could it be that the doctor did not wish that his niece should be richer, and grander, and altogether bigger than himself?
Ride
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From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Could it be that the doctor did not wish that his niece should be richer, and grander, and altogether bigger than himself?
Sir
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From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
slightly
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From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
some
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From this reading Or was it possible that his guardian was anxious to prevent him from marrying from some view of the reversion of the large fortune?
somewhat
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From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Could it be that the doctor did not wish that his niece should be richer, and grander, and altogether bigger than himself?
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That the objection was personal to himself, Sir Louis did not for a moment imagine.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
Thorne
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From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
up
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From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
view
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From this reading Or was it possible that his guardian was anxious to prevent him from marrying from some view of the reversion of the large fortune?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Donkey Ride Sir Louis, when left to himself, was slightly dismayed and somewhat discouraged; but he was not induced to give up his object.
wish
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From this reading Could it be that the doctor did not wish that his niece should be richer, and grander, and altogether bigger than himself?
wishing
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From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
young
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From this reading The first effort of his mind was made in conjecturing what private motive Dr Thorne could possibly have in wishing to debar his niece from marrying a rich young baronet.
