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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The great ladies in their jewels sat about upon the sofas, and so did Mrs. Halifax, the cashier's wife, and Mrs. Brown, the head clerk's, in their ribbons.
according
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
all
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From this reading Catherine's Christmas party called forth all Redborough.
also
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From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everybody indeed was supposed to come, and all classes were represented.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
assembly
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From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
bank
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
best
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From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
bound
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From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
Brown
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From this reading The great ladies in their jewels sat about upon the sofas, and so did Mrs. Halifax, the cashier's wife, and Mrs. Brown, the head clerk's, in their ribbons.
called
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From this reading Catherine's Christmas party called forth all Redborough.
cashier's
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From this reading The great ladies in their jewels sat about upon the sofas, and so did Mrs. Halifax, the cashier's wife, and Mrs. Brown, the head clerk's, in their ribbons.
Catherine's
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From this reading Catherine's Christmas party called forth all Redborough.
Christmas
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From this reading Catherine's Christmas party called forth all Redborough.
classes
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From this reading Everybody indeed was supposed to come, and all classes were represented.
clerk's
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From this reading The great ladies in their jewels sat about upon the sofas, and so did Mrs. Halifax, the cashier's wife, and Mrs. Brown, the head clerk's, in their ribbons.
clerks
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody indeed was supposed to come, and all classes were represented.
considered
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From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
dance
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
daughters
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The great ladies in their jewels sat about upon the sofas, and so did Mrs. Halifax, the cashier's wife, and Mrs. Brown, the head clerk's, in their ribbons.
Edward
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
equal
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody indeed was supposed to come, and all classes were represented.
fiction
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
forth
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From this reading Catherine's Christmas party called forth all Redborough.
go
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From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
golden
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great ladies in their jewels sat about upon the sofas, and so did Mrs. Halifax, the cashier's wife, and Mrs. Brown, the head clerk's, in their ribbons.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
Halifax
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From this reading The great ladies in their jewels sat about upon the sofas, and so did Mrs. Halifax, the cashier's wife, and Mrs. Brown, the head clerk's, in their ribbons.
Harry
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
head
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From this reading The great ladies in their jewels sat about upon the sofas, and so did Mrs. Halifax, the cashier's wife, and Mrs. Brown, the head clerk's, in their ribbons.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
indeed
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From this reading Everybody indeed was supposed to come, and all classes were represented.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
jewels
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From this reading The great ladies in their jewels sat about upon the sofas, and so did Mrs. Halifax, the cashier's wife, and Mrs. Brown, the head clerk's, in their ribbons.
ladies
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From this reading The great ladies in their jewels sat about upon the sofas, and so did Mrs. Halifax, the cashier's wife, and Mrs. Brown, the head clerk's, in their ribbons.
lives
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
magnates
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
many
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From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
Mrs
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From this reading The great ladies in their jewels sat about upon the sofas, and so did Mrs. Halifax, the cashier's wife, and Mrs. Brown, the head clerk's, in their ribbons.
notwithstanding
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From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
old
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
others
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Catherine's Christmas party called forth all Redborough.
people
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From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
place
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From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
Redborough
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From this reading Catherine's Christmas party called forth all Redborough.
represented
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From this reading Everybody indeed was supposed to come, and all classes were represented.
respectable
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
ribbons
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From this reading The great ladies in their jewels sat about upon the sofas, and so did Mrs. Halifax, the cashier's wife, and Mrs. Brown, the head clerk's, in their ribbons.
sat
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From this reading The great ladies in their jewels sat about upon the sofas, and so did Mrs. Halifax, the cashier's wife, and Mrs. Brown, the head clerk's, in their ribbons.
small
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From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The great ladies in their jewels sat about upon the sofas, and so did Mrs. Halifax, the cashier's wife, and Mrs. Brown, the head clerk's, in their ribbons.
society
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
sofas
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From this reading The great ladies in their jewels sat about upon the sofas, and so did Mrs. Halifax, the cashier's wife, and Mrs. Brown, the head clerk's, in their ribbons.
spent
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
supposed
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From this reading Everybody indeed was supposed to come, and all classes were represented.
talked
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
terms
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
there
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From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
town
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
Vernon
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was an assembly to which the best people in the place considered themselves bound to go, notwithstanding that many of the small people were there also.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
wife
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From this reading The great ladies in their jewels sat about upon the sofas, and so did Mrs. Halifax, the cashier's wife, and Mrs. Brown, the head clerk's, in their ribbons.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
youth
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From this reading The respectable old clerks, who had spent their lives in the bank, talked upon equal terms, according to the fiction of society, with the magnates of the town, and Edward and Harry Vernon, and others of the golden youth, asked their daughters to dance.
