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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 Mr Oriel I must now, shortly--as shortly as it is in my power to do it--introduce a new character to my reader.
able
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From this reading He was a man well able, and certainly willing, to do the work of a parish clergyman; and when he became one, he was efficacious in his profession.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was by no means an ascetic--such men, indeed, seldom are--nor was he a devotee.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was by no means an ascetic--such men, indeed, seldom are--nor was he a devotee.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr Oriel I must now, shortly--as shortly as it is in my power to do it--introduce a new character to my reader.
ascetic
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From this reading He was by no means an ascetic--such men, indeed, seldom are--nor was he a devotee.
became
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From this reading He was a man well able, and certainly willing, to do the work of a parish clergyman; and when he became one, he was efficacious in his profession.
become
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From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mention has been made of the rectory of Greshamsbury; but, hitherto, no opportunity has offered itself for the Rev Caleb Oriel to come upon the boards.
boards
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From this reading Mention has been made of the rectory of Greshamsbury; but, hitherto, no opportunity has offered itself for the Rev Caleb Oriel to come upon the boards.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mention has been made of the rectory of Greshamsbury; but, hitherto, no opportunity has offered itself for the Rev Caleb Oriel to come upon the boards.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
Caleb
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From this reading Mention has been made of the rectory of Greshamsbury; but, hitherto, no opportunity has offered itself for the Rev Caleb Oriel to come upon the boards.
certainly
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From this reading He was a man well able, and certainly willing, to do the work of a parish clergyman; and when he became one, he was efficacious in his profession.
character
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From this reading Mr Oriel I must now, shortly--as shortly as it is in my power to do it--introduce a new character to my reader.
clergyman
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From this reading He was a man well able, and certainly willing, to do the work of a parish clergyman; and when he became one, he was efficacious in his profession.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mention has been made of the rectory of Greshamsbury; but, hitherto, no opportunity has offered itself for the Rev Caleb Oriel to come upon the boards.
devotee
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From this reading He was by no means an ascetic--such men, indeed, seldom are--nor was he a devotee.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mr Oriel I must now, shortly--as shortly as it is in my power to do it--introduce a new character to my reader.
efficacious
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From this reading He was a man well able, and certainly willing, to do the work of a parish clergyman; and when he became one, he was efficacious in his profession.
enthusiastic
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From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
family
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From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mention has been made of the rectory of Greshamsbury; but, hitherto, no opportunity has offered itself for the Rev Caleb Oriel to come upon the boards.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
gone
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From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
Greshamsbury
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From this reading Mention has been made of the rectory of Greshamsbury; but, hitherto, no opportunity has offered itself for the Rev Caleb Oriel to come upon the boards.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mention has been made of the rectory of Greshamsbury; but, hitherto, no opportunity has offered itself for the Rev Caleb Oriel to come upon the boards.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was by no means an ascetic--such men, indeed, seldom are--nor was he a devotee.
High-Church
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From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a man well able, and certainly willing, to do the work of a parish clergyman; and when he became one, he was efficacious in his profession.
hitherto
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From this reading Mention has been made of the rectory of Greshamsbury; but, hitherto, no opportunity has offered itself for the Rev Caleb Oriel to come upon the boards.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mr Oriel I must now, shortly--as shortly as it is in my power to do it--introduce a new character to my reader.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr Oriel I must now, shortly--as shortly as it is in my power to do it--introduce a new character to my reader.
indeed
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From this reading He was by no means an ascetic--such men, indeed, seldom are--nor was he a devotee.
influenced
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From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
inoculated
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From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
introduce
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From this reading Mr Oriel I must now, shortly--as shortly as it is in my power to do it--introduce a new character to my reader.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr Oriel I must now, shortly--as shortly as it is in my power to do it--introduce a new character to my reader.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr Oriel I must now, shortly--as shortly as it is in my power to do it--introduce a new character to my reader.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mention has been made of the rectory of Greshamsbury; but, hitherto, no opportunity has offered itself for the Rev Caleb Oriel to come upon the boards.
love
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From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
made
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From this reading Mention has been made of the rectory of Greshamsbury; but, hitherto, no opportunity has offered itself for the Rev Caleb Oriel to come upon the boards.
man
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From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
means
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From this reading He was by no means an ascetic--such men, indeed, seldom are--nor was he a devotee.
men
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From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
Mention
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From this reading Mention has been made of the rectory of Greshamsbury; but, hitherto, no opportunity has offered itself for the Rev Caleb Oriel to come upon the boards.
Mr
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From this reading Mr Oriel I must now, shortly--as shortly as it is in my power to do it--introduce a new character to my reader.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Mr Oriel I must now, shortly--as shortly as it is in my power to do it--introduce a new character to my reader.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mr Oriel I must now, shortly--as shortly as it is in my power to do it--introduce a new character to my reader.
new
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From this reading Mr Oriel I must now, shortly--as shortly as it is in my power to do it--introduce a new character to my reader.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mention has been made of the rectory of Greshamsbury; but, hitherto, no opportunity has offered itself for the Rev Caleb Oriel to come upon the boards.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He was by no means an ascetic--such men, indeed, seldom are--nor was he a devotee.
now
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From this reading Mr Oriel I must now, shortly--as shortly as it is in my power to do it--introduce a new character to my reader.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mention has been made of the rectory of Greshamsbury; but, hitherto, no opportunity has offered itself for the Rev Caleb Oriel to come upon the boards.
offered
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From this reading Mention has been made of the rectory of Greshamsbury; but, hitherto, no opportunity has offered itself for the Rev Caleb Oriel to come upon the boards.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was a man well able, and certainly willing, to do the work of a parish clergyman; and when he became one, he was efficacious in his profession.
opportunity
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From this reading Mention has been made of the rectory of Greshamsbury; but, hitherto, no opportunity has offered itself for the Rev Caleb Oriel to come upon the boards.
orders
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From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
Oriel
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From this reading Mr Oriel I must now, shortly--as shortly as it is in my power to do it--introduce a new character to my reader.
Oxford
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From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
parish
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From this reading He was a man well able, and certainly willing, to do the work of a parish clergyman; and when he became one, he was efficacious in his profession.
power
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From this reading Mr Oriel I must now, shortly--as shortly as it is in my power to do it--introduce a new character to my reader.
priesthood
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From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
principles
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From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
profession
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From this reading He was a man well able, and certainly willing, to do the work of a parish clergyman; and when he became one, he was efficacious in his profession.
reader
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From this reading Mr Oriel I must now, shortly--as shortly as it is in my power to do it--introduce a new character to my reader.
rectory
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From this reading Mention has been made of the rectory of Greshamsbury; but, hitherto, no opportunity has offered itself for the Rev Caleb Oriel to come upon the boards.
Rev
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From this reading Mention has been made of the rectory of Greshamsbury; but, hitherto, no opportunity has offered itself for the Rev Caleb Oriel to come upon the boards.
seldom
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From this reading He was by no means an ascetic--such men, indeed, seldom are--nor was he a devotee.
shortly
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From this reading Mr Oriel I must now, shortly--as shortly as it is in my power to do it--introduce a new character to my reader.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mention has been made of the rectory of Greshamsbury; but, hitherto, no opportunity has offered itself for the Rev Caleb Oriel to come upon the boards.
there
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From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr Oriel I must now, shortly--as shortly as it is in my power to do it--introduce a new character to my reader.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mention has been made of the rectory of Greshamsbury; but, hitherto, no opportunity has offered itself for the Rev Caleb Oriel to come upon the boards.
usual
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From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
very
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From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
views
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From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
well
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From this reading He was a man well able, and certainly willing, to do the work of a parish clergyman; and when he became one, he was efficacious in his profession.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was a man well able, and certainly willing, to do the work of a parish clergyman; and when he became one, he was efficacious in his profession.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
willing
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From this reading He was a man well able, and certainly willing, to do the work of a parish clergyman; and when he became one, he was efficacious in his profession.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr Oriel was a man of family and fortune, who, having gone to Oxford with the usual views of such men, had become inoculated there with very High-Church principles, and had gone into orders influenced by a feeling of enthusiastic love for the priesthood.
work
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From this reading He was a man well able, and certainly willing, to do the work of a parish clergyman; and when he became one, he was efficacious in his profession.
