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ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WHAT THE BROTHERTON CLERGYMEN SAID ABOUT IT.
almost
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From this reading She was enduring at that moment, with almost silent obstinacy, the fierce anger of her indignant husband.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "She was sure that it would be bad for her to go to Cross Hall at present, or anywhere among the Germains, while such things were said of her as the Marquis had said."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had Jack knocked at the door and asked for Lady George he certainly would not have seen her.
anger
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From this reading She was enduring at that moment, with almost silent obstinacy, the fierce anger of her indignant husband.
anywhere
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From this reading "She was sure that it would be bad for her to go to Cross Hall at present, or anywhere among the Germains, while such things were said of her as the Marquis had said."
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading Could Lord George have declared that the Marquis was at war with the family as he had been at war some weeks since, this argument would have fallen to the ground.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "She was sure that it would be bad for her to go to Cross Hall at present, or anywhere among the Germains, while such things were said of her as the Marquis had said."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had Jack knocked at the door and asked for Lady George he certainly would not have seen her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Had Jack knocked at the door and asked for Lady George he certainly would not have seen her.
bad
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From this reading "She was sure that it would be bad for her to go to Cross Hall at present, or anywhere among the Germains, while such things were said of her as the Marquis had said."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "She was sure that it would be bad for her to go to Cross Hall at present, or anywhere among the Germains, while such things were said of her as the Marquis had said."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Could Lord George have declared that the Marquis was at war with the family as he had been at war some weeks since, this argument would have fallen to the ground.
BROTHERTON
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From this reading WHAT THE BROTHERTON CLERGYMEN SAID ABOUT IT.
certainly
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From this reading Had Jack knocked at the door and asked for Lady George he certainly would not have seen her.
CLERGYMEN
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From this reading WHAT THE BROTHERTON CLERGYMEN SAID ABOUT IT.
Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could Lord George have declared that the Marquis was at war with the family as he had been at war some weeks since, this argument would have fallen to the ground.
Cross
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From this reading "She was sure that it would be bad for her to go to Cross Hall at present, or anywhere among the Germains, while such things were said of her as the Marquis had said."
declared
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From this reading Could Lord George have declared that the Marquis was at war with the family as he had been at war some weeks since, this argument would have fallen to the ground.
door
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From this reading Had Jack knocked at the door and asked for Lady George he certainly would not have seen her.
enduring
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From this reading She was enduring at that moment, with almost silent obstinacy, the fierce anger of her indignant husband.
fallen
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From this reading Could Lord George have declared that the Marquis was at war with the family as he had been at war some weeks since, this argument would have fallen to the ground.
family
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From this reading Could Lord George have declared that the Marquis was at war with the family as he had been at war some weeks since, this argument would have fallen to the ground.
fierce
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From this reading She was enduring at that moment, with almost silent obstinacy, the fierce anger of her indignant husband.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had Jack knocked at the door and asked for Lady George he certainly would not have seen her.
George
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From this reading Had Jack knocked at the door and asked for Lady George he certainly would not have seen her.
Germains
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From this reading "She was sure that it would be bad for her to go to Cross Hall at present, or anywhere among the Germains, while such things were said of her as the Marquis had said."
go
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From this reading "She was sure that it would be bad for her to go to Cross Hall at present, or anywhere among the Germains, while such things were said of her as the Marquis had said."
ground
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From this reading Could Lord George have declared that the Marquis was at war with the family as he had been at war some weeks since, this argument would have fallen to the ground.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had Jack knocked at the door and asked for Lady George he certainly would not have seen her.
Hall
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From this reading "She was sure that it would be bad for her to go to Cross Hall at present, or anywhere among the Germains, while such things were said of her as the Marquis had said."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had Jack knocked at the door and asked for Lady George he certainly would not have seen her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had Jack knocked at the door and asked for Lady George he certainly would not have seen her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had Jack knocked at the door and asked for Lady George he certainly would not have seen her.
husband
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From this reading She was enduring at that moment, with almost silent obstinacy, the fierce anger of her indignant husband.
indignant
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From this reading She was enduring at that moment, with almost silent obstinacy, the fierce anger of her indignant husband.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHAT THE BROTHERTON CLERGYMEN SAID ABOUT IT.
Jack
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From this reading Had Jack knocked at the door and asked for Lady George he certainly would not have seen her.
knocked
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From this reading Had Jack knocked at the door and asked for Lady George he certainly would not have seen her.
Lady
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From this reading Had Jack knocked at the door and asked for Lady George he certainly would not have seen her.
Lord
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From this reading Could Lord George have declared that the Marquis was at war with the family as he had been at war some weeks since, this argument would have fallen to the ground.
Marquis
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From this reading "She was sure that it would be bad for her to go to Cross Hall at present, or anywhere among the Germains, while such things were said of her as the Marquis had said."
moment
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From this reading She was enduring at that moment, with almost silent obstinacy, the fierce anger of her indignant husband.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had Jack knocked at the door and asked for Lady George he certainly would not have seen her.
obstinacy
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From this reading She was enduring at that moment, with almost silent obstinacy, the fierce anger of her indignant husband.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was enduring at that moment, with almost silent obstinacy, the fierce anger of her indignant husband.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "She was sure that it would be bad for her to go to Cross Hall at present, or anywhere among the Germains, while such things were said of her as the Marquis had said."
present
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From this reading "She was sure that it would be bad for her to go to Cross Hall at present, or anywhere among the Germains, while such things were said of her as the Marquis had said."
SAID
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From this reading WHAT THE BROTHERTON CLERGYMEN SAID ABOUT IT.
seen
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From this reading Had Jack knocked at the door and asked for Lady George he certainly would not have seen her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was enduring at that moment, with almost silent obstinacy, the fierce anger of her indignant husband.
silent
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From this reading She was enduring at that moment, with almost silent obstinacy, the fierce anger of her indignant husband.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Could Lord George have declared that the Marquis was at war with the family as he had been at war some weeks since, this argument would have fallen to the ground.
some
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From this reading Could Lord George have declared that the Marquis was at war with the family as he had been at war some weeks since, this argument would have fallen to the ground.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "She was sure that it would be bad for her to go to Cross Hall at present, or anywhere among the Germains, while such things were said of her as the Marquis had said."
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She was sure that it would be bad for her to go to Cross Hall at present, or anywhere among the Germains, while such things were said of her as the Marquis had said."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was enduring at that moment, with almost silent obstinacy, the fierce anger of her indignant husband.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT THE BROTHERTON CLERGYMEN SAID ABOUT IT.
things
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From this reading "She was sure that it would be bad for her to go to Cross Hall at present, or anywhere among the Germains, while such things were said of her as the Marquis had said."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Could Lord George have declared that the Marquis was at war with the family as he had been at war some weeks since, this argument would have fallen to the ground.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She was sure that it would be bad for her to go to Cross Hall at present, or anywhere among the Germains, while such things were said of her as the Marquis had said."
war
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From this reading Could Lord George have declared that the Marquis was at war with the family as he had been at war some weeks since, this argument would have fallen to the ground.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was enduring at that moment, with almost silent obstinacy, the fierce anger of her indignant husband.
weeks
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From this reading Could Lord George have declared that the Marquis was at war with the family as he had been at war some weeks since, this argument would have fallen to the ground.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "She was sure that it would be bad for her to go to Cross Hall at present, or anywhere among the Germains, while such things were said of her as the Marquis had said."
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THE BROTHERTON CLERGYMEN SAID ABOUT IT.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "She was sure that it would be bad for her to go to Cross Hall at present, or anywhere among the Germains, while such things were said of her as the Marquis had said."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was enduring at that moment, with almost silent obstinacy, the fierce anger of her indignant husband.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had Jack knocked at the door and asked for Lady George he certainly would not have seen her.
