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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 A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
afflict
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From this reading The news which he had heard did afflict Lord George very much.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
agent
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From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Marquis had informed his man of business that an heir had been born to him, but had not communicated the fact to any one of the family!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
any
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From this reading The Marquis had informed his man of business that an heir had been born to him, but had not communicated the fact to any one of the family!
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "ARE WE TO CALL HIM POPENJOY?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Marquis had informed his man of business that an heir had been born to him, but had not communicated the fact to any one of the family!
Berkeley
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From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Marquis had informed his man of business that an heir had been born to him, but had not communicated the fact to any one of the family!
brother
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From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
brother's
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From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
business
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From this reading The Marquis had informed his man of business that an heir had been born to him, but had not communicated the fact to any one of the family!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Marquis had informed his man of business that an heir had been born to him, but had not communicated the fact to any one of the family!
CALL
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From this reading "ARE WE TO CALL HIM POPENJOY?"
communicated
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From this reading The Marquis had informed his man of business that an heir had been born to him, but had not communicated the fact to any one of the family!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
crime
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From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
day
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From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The news which he had heard did afflict Lord George very much.
dinner-party
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From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
doubt
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From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
fact
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From this reading The Marquis had informed his man of business that an heir had been born to him, but had not communicated the fact to any one of the family!
family
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From this reading The Marquis had informed his man of business that an heir had been born to him, but had not communicated the fact to any one of the family!
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
fraternal
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From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
George
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From this reading The news which he had heard did afflict Lord George very much.
George's
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From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The news which he had heard did afflict Lord George very much.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The news which he had heard did afflict Lord George very much.
heard
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From this reading The news which he had heard did afflict Lord George very much.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading The Marquis had informed his man of business that an heir had been born to him, but had not communicated the fact to any one of the family!
HIMpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "ARE WE TO CALL HIM POPENJOY?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
Houghton's
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From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
informed
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From this reading The Marquis had informed his man of business that an heir had been born to him, but had not communicated the fact to any one of the family!
knew
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From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
Knox
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From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
learned
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From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
Lord
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From this reading The news which he had heard did afflict Lord George very much.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
man
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From this reading The Marquis had informed his man of business that an heir had been born to him, but had not communicated the fact to any one of the family!
Marquis
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From this reading The Marquis had informed his man of business that an heir had been born to him, but had not communicated the fact to any one of the family!
Miss
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From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
Mr
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From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
much
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From this reading The news which he had heard did afflict Lord George very much.
news
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From this reading The news which he had heard did afflict Lord George very much.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Marquis had informed his man of business that an heir had been born to him, but had not communicated the fact to any one of the family!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Marquis had informed his man of business that an heir had been born to him, but had not communicated the fact to any one of the family!
omission
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From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Marquis had informed his man of business that an heir had been born to him, but had not communicated the fact to any one of the family!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
POPENJOY
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From this reading "ARE WE TO CALL HIM POPENJOY?"
relations
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From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
Square
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From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
story
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From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
substantially
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From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The news which he had heard did afflict Lord George very much.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "ARE WE TO CALL HIM POPENJOY?"
true
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From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
two
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From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
very
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From this reading The news which he had heard did afflict Lord George very much.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A day or two after the dinner-party in Berkeley Square he found Mr. Knox, his brother's agent, and learned from him that Miss Houghton's story was substantially true.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "ARE WE TO CALL HIM POPENJOY?"
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The news which he had heard did afflict Lord George very much.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This omission, in such a family, was, to Lord George's thinking, so great a crime on the part of his brother, as to make him doubt whether he could ever again have fraternal relations with a man who so little knew his duty.
