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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 Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
always
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From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was just starting one morning with his post-horses for Greshamsbury, when an impudent-looking groom, with a crooked nose, trotted up to his door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
any
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From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
Arabella
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From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
attended
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From this reading He habitually attended grander families, and richer people; but then, he had attended them habitually.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He habitually attended grander families, and richer people; but then, he had attended them habitually.
Change
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From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
courage
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From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
crooked
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From this reading He was just starting one morning with his post-horses for Greshamsbury, when an impudent-looking groom, with a crooked nose, trotted up to his door.
Doctors
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From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
door
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From this reading He was just starting one morning with his post-horses for Greshamsbury, when an impudent-looking groom, with a crooked nose, trotted up to his door.
Dr
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From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
enemy
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From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
families
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From this reading He habitually attended grander families, and richer people; but then, he had attended them habitually.
Fillgrave
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From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
Gibraltar
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From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
grander
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From this reading He habitually attended grander families, and richer people; but then, he had attended them habitually.
Greshamsbury
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From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
groom
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From this reading He was just starting one morning with his post-horses for Greshamsbury, when an impudent-looking groom, with a crooked nose, trotted up to his door.
habitually
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From this reading He habitually attended grander families, and richer people; but then, he had attended them habitually.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
Hampshire
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From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He habitually attended grander families, and richer people; but then, he had attended them habitually.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
impudent-looking
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From this reading He was just starting one morning with his post-horses for Greshamsbury, when an impudent-looking groom, with a crooked nose, trotted up to his door.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
just
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From this reading He was just starting one morning with his post-horses for Greshamsbury, when an impudent-looking groom, with a crooked nose, trotted up to his door.
kingdom
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From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
Lady
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From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
more
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From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was just starting one morning with his post-horses for Greshamsbury, when an impudent-looking groom, with a crooked nose, trotted up to his door.
much
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From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
mustered
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From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
necessary
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From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
nose
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From this reading He was just starting one morning with his post-horses for Greshamsbury, when an impudent-looking groom, with a crooked nose, trotted up to his door.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing pleased Dr Fillgrave more than those visits.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
once
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From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was just starting one morning with his post-horses for Greshamsbury, when an impudent-looking groom, with a crooked nose, trotted up to his door.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
ordinary
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From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
own
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From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
Patients
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From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
people
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From this reading He habitually attended grander families, and richer people; but then, he had attended them habitually.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nothing pleased Dr Fillgrave more than those visits.
post-horses
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From this reading He was just starting one morning with his post-horses for Greshamsbury, when an impudent-looking groom, with a crooked nose, trotted up to his door.
pride
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From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
prize
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From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
richer
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From this reading He habitually attended grander families, and richer people; but then, he had attended them habitually.
rock
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From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
sending
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From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
starting
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From this reading He was just starting one morning with his post-horses for Greshamsbury, when an impudent-looking groom, with a crooked nose, trotted up to his door.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
swallowing
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From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
taken
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From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nothing pleased Dr Fillgrave more than those visits.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He habitually attended grander families, and richer people; but then, he had attended them habitually.
then
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From this reading He habitually attended grander families, and richer people; but then, he had attended them habitually.
Thorne
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From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Nothing pleased Dr Fillgrave more than those visits.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
trotted
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From this reading He was just starting one morning with his post-horses for Greshamsbury, when an impudent-looking groom, with a crooked nose, trotted up to his door.
Two
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From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
up
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From this reading He was just starting one morning with his post-horses for Greshamsbury, when an impudent-looking groom, with a crooked nose, trotted up to his door.
visits
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From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was just starting one morning with his post-horses for Greshamsbury, when an impudent-looking groom, with a crooked nose, trotted up to his door.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
Wiltshire
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From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was just starting one morning with his post-horses for Greshamsbury, when an impudent-looking groom, with a crooked nose, trotted up to his door.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Greshamsbury was a prize taken from the enemy; it was his rock of Gibraltar, of which he thought much more than of any ordinary Hampshire or Wiltshire which had always been within his own kingdom.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The Two Doctors Change Patients Dr Fillgrave still continued his visits to Greshamsbury, for Lady Arabella had not yet mustered the courage necessary for swallowing her pride and sending once more for Dr Thorne.
