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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 She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
all
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From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
alternative
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From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
arbiter
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From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
arm
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From this reading She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
bed
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From this reading She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
circumstanced
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From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then it was of course felt that she could not be turned out of the house.
Cross
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From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
discussed
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From this reading She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
disliked
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From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
dislocated
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From this reading She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
entertain
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From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
especially
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From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
exercised
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From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
felt
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From this reading And then it was of course felt that she could not be turned out of the house.
forced
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From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
generally
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From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
hospitalities
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From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
HOUGHTON
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From this reading HOUGHTON.
house
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From this reading And then it was of course felt that she could not be turned out of the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
Manor
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From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
matter
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From this reading She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
much
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From this reading She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
out
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From this reading And then it was of course felt that she could not be turned out of the house.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
put
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From this reading She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
reduced
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From this reading She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
regarded
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From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
Sarah
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From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
slender
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From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
suffered
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From this reading She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then it was of course felt that she could not be turned out of the house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
then
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From this reading And then it was of course felt that she could not be turned out of the house.
there
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From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
turned
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From this reading And then it was of course felt that she could not be turned out of the house.
very
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From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
well
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From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lady Sarah, who was generally regarded as the arbiter of the very slender hospitalities exercised at Manor Cross, was not at all well pleased at being forced to entertain Mrs. Houghton, whom she especially disliked; but, circumstanced as they were, there was no alternative.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had been put to bed with a dislocated arm, and had already suffered much in having it reduced, before the matter could be even discussed.
