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admiration
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From this reading People began to speak with warm admiration of the Earlescourt estate and of their master.
all
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From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
almshouses
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From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
away
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From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People began to speak with warm admiration of the Earlescourt estate and of their master.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
churches
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From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
constraint
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From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
cottages
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From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
daughters
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From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
duties
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From this reading Nor did he neglect social duties; old friends were invited to Earlescourt; neighbors were hospitably entertained.
Earle
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From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
Earlescourt
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From this reading People began to speak with warm admiration of the Earlescourt estate and of their master.
entertained
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From this reading Nor did he neglect social duties; old friends were invited to Earlescourt; neighbors were hospitably entertained.
estate
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From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
force
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From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
friends
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From this reading Nor did he neglect social duties; old friends were invited to Earlescourt; neighbors were hospitably entertained.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had made many improvements since his return.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had made many improvements since his return.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
hospitably
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From this reading Nor did he neglect social duties; old friends were invited to Earlescourt; neighbors were hospitably entertained.
improvement
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From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
improvements
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From this reading He had made many improvements since his return.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
inhabited
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From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
invited
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From this reading Nor did he neglect social duties; old friends were invited to Earlescourt; neighbors were hospitably entertained.
Lord
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From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
love
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From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
made
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From this reading He had made many improvements since his return.
magic
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From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
many
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From this reading He had made many improvements since his return.
master
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From this reading People began to speak with warm admiration of the Earlescourt estate and of their master.
model
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From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
neglect
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From this reading Nor did he neglect social duties; old friends were invited to Earlescourt; neighbors were hospitably entertained.
neighbors
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From this reading Nor did he neglect social duties; old friends were invited to Earlescourt; neighbors were hospitably entertained.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor did he neglect social duties; old friends were invited to Earlescourt; neighbors were hospitably entertained.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
old
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From this reading Nor did he neglect social duties; old friends were invited to Earlescourt; neighbors were hospitably entertained.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
own
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From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
People
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From this reading People began to speak with warm admiration of the Earlescourt estate and of their master.
place
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From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
return
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From this reading He had made many improvements since his return.
rise
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From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
Ronald
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From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
schools
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From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had made many improvements since his return.
social
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From this reading Nor did he neglect social duties; old friends were invited to Earlescourt; neighbors were hospitably entertained.
speak
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From this reading People began to speak with warm admiration of the Earlescourt estate and of their master.
tenants
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From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
tenements
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From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
testified
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From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading People began to speak with warm admiration of the Earlescourt estate and of their master.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
warm
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From this reading People began to speak with warm admiration of the Earlescourt estate and of their master.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nor did he neglect social duties; old friends were invited to Earlescourt; neighbors were hospitably entertained.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading People began to speak with warm admiration of the Earlescourt estate and of their master.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
wonders
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From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
wore
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From this reading As time passed on all constraint between Lord Earle and his daughters wore away; Ronald even wondered himself at the force of his own love for them.
wretched
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From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
zeal
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From this reading He did wonders upon the estate; model cottages seemed to rise by magic in place of the wretched tenements inhabited by poor tenants; schools, almshouses, churches, all testified to his zeal for improvement.
