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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 They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
absent
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From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
all
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From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Markhams of the Chase were one of the most important families in the county, as has been already intimated.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Markhams of the Chase were one of the most important families in the county, as has been already intimated.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Markhams of the Chase were one of the most important families in the county, as has been already intimated.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It was generally said that they had risen into importance as a family only at the time of the Commonwealth, but their pedigree extended far beyond that.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
bought
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From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was generally said that they had risen into importance as a family only at the time of the Commonwealth, but their pedigree extended far beyond that.
Chase
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From this reading The Markhams of the Chase were one of the most important families in the county, as has been already intimated.
Commonwealth
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From this reading It was generally said that they had risen into importance as a family only at the time of the Commonwealth, but their pedigree extended far beyond that.
count
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From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
county
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From this reading The Markhams of the Chase were one of the most important families in the county, as has been already intimated.
deal
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From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
doubt
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From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
England
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From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
enlarged
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From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
experiences
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From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
extended
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From this reading It was generally said that they had risen into importance as a family only at the time of the Commonwealth, but their pedigree extended far beyond that.
families
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From this reading The Markhams of the Chase were one of the most important families in the county, as has been already intimated.
family
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From this reading It was generally said that they had risen into importance as a family only at the time of the Commonwealth, but their pedigree extended far beyond that.
far
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From this reading It was generally said that they had risen into importance as a family only at the time of the Commonwealth, but their pedigree extended far beyond that.
few
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From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
fields
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From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
fit
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From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
former
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From this reading In the former generation the family had not been fortunate.
fortunate
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From this reading In the former generation the family had not been fortunate.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
generally
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From this reading It was generally said that they had risen into importance as a family only at the time of the Commonwealth, but their pedigree extended far beyond that.
generation
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From this reading In the former generation the family had not been fortunate.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Markhams of the Chase were one of the most important families in the county, as has been already intimated.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
house
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From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
importance
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From this reading It was generally said that they had risen into importance as a family only at the time of the Commonwealth, but their pedigree extended far beyond that.
important
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From this reading The Markhams of the Chase were one of the most important families in the county, as has been already intimated.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Markhams of the Chase were one of the most important families in the county, as has been already intimated.
inherited
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From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
intimated
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From this reading The Markhams of the Chase were one of the most important families in the county, as has been already intimated.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was generally said that they had risen into importance as a family only at the time of the Commonwealth, but their pedigree extended far beyond that.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was generally said that they had risen into importance as a family only at the time of the Commonwealth, but their pedigree extended far beyond that.
knocked
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From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
Lord
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From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
made
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From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
man
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From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
Markham
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From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
Markhams
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From this reading The Markhams of the Chase were one of the most important families in the county, as has been already intimated.
more
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From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
most
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From this reading The Markhams of the Chase were one of the most important families in the county, as has been already intimated.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
new
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From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Markhams of the Chase were one of the most important families in the county, as has been already intimated.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Markhams of the Chase were one of the most important families in the county, as has been already intimated.
only
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From this reading It was generally said that they had risen into importance as a family only at the time of the Commonwealth, but their pedigree extended far beyond that.
owned
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From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
parish
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From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
park
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From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
parts
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From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
pedigree
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From this reading It was generally said that they had risen into importance as a family only at the time of the Commonwealth, but their pedigree extended far beyond that.
people
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From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
perhaps
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From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
property
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From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
public
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From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
responsibilities
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From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
risen
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From this reading It was generally said that they had risen into importance as a family only at the time of the Commonwealth, but their pedigree extended far beyond that.
said
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From this reading It was generally said that they had risen into importance as a family only at the time of the Commonwealth, but their pedigree extended far beyond that.
say
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From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
Sir
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From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
son
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From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Markhams of the Chase were one of the most important families in the county, as has been already intimated.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
three
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From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was generally said that they had risen into importance as a family only at the time of the Commonwealth, but their pedigree extended far beyond that.
Trevors
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From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
way
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From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Markhams of the Chase were one of the most important families in the county, as has been already intimated.
Westland
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From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They owned three parts at least of the parish (for my Lord Westland was a new man, who had bought, not inherited, that property, and all that the Trevors had was their house and park and a few fields that did not count), and a great deal more besides.
William
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From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
world
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From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
youth
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From this reading Sir William Markham himself had been born the third son, and in his youth he had been absent from England, and had “knocked about the world,” as people say, in a way which had no doubt enlarged his experiences and made him perhaps more fit for the responsibilities of public life in which he had been so fortunate.
