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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 If a child be born in British purple,--true purple, though it may have been stained by circumstances,--that purple is very sacred.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perhaps the feeling was strong that Popenjoy was Popenjoy, and that therefore the Marquis had been injured.
any
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From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Perhaps the ladies there did not know as much of his habits as did Mrs. Walker at Scumberg's.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If a child be born in British purple,--true purple, though it may have been stained by circumstances,--that purple is very sacred.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Perhaps the feeling was strong that Popenjoy was Popenjoy, and that therefore the Marquis had been injured.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If a child be born in British purple,--true purple, though it may have been stained by circumstances,--that purple is very sacred.
British
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From this reading If a child be born in British purple,--true purple, though it may have been stained by circumstances,--that purple is very sacred.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
certainly
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From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
child
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From this reading If a child be born in British purple,--true purple, though it may have been stained by circumstances,--that purple is very sacred.
circumstances
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From this reading If a child be born in British purple,--true purple, though it may have been stained by circumstances,--that purple is very sacred.
Cross
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From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
disgraced
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From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
GUSS
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From this reading GUSS MILDMAY'S SUCCESS.
habits
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From this reading Perhaps the ladies there did not know as much of his habits as did Mrs. Walker at Scumberg's.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If a child be born in British purple,--true purple, though it may have been stained by circumstances,--that purple is very sacred.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps the ladies there did not know as much of his habits as did Mrs. Walker at Scumberg's.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If a child be born in British purple,--true purple, though it may have been stained by circumstances,--that purple is very sacred.
imply
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From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
injured
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From this reading Perhaps the feeling was strong that Popenjoy was Popenjoy, and that therefore the Marquis had been injured.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If a child be born in British purple,--true purple, though it may have been stained by circumstances,--that purple is very sacred.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If a child be born in British purple,--true purple, though it may have been stained by circumstances,--that purple is very sacred.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps the ladies there did not know as much of his habits as did Mrs. Walker at Scumberg's.
ladies
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From this reading Perhaps the ladies there did not know as much of his habits as did Mrs. Walker at Scumberg's.
London
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From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
Manor
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From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
Marquis
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From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If a child be born in British purple,--true purple, though it may have been stained by circumstances,--that purple is very sacred.
MILDMAY'S
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From this reading GUSS MILDMAY'S SUCCESS.
Mrs
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From this reading Perhaps the ladies there did not know as much of his habits as did Mrs. Walker at Scumberg's.
much
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From this reading Perhaps the ladies there did not know as much of his habits as did Mrs. Walker at Scumberg's.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps the ladies there did not know as much of his habits as did Mrs. Walker at Scumberg's.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps the ladies there did not know as much of his habits as did Mrs. Walker at Scumberg's.
Popenjoy
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From this reading Perhaps the feeling was strong that Popenjoy was Popenjoy, and that therefore the Marquis had been injured.
purple
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From this reading If a child be born in British purple,--true purple, though it may have been stained by circumstances,--that purple is very sacred.
received
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From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
Rudham
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From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
sacred
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From this reading If a child be born in British purple,--true purple, though it may have been stained by circumstances,--that purple is very sacred.
Scumberg's
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From this reading Perhaps the ladies there did not know as much of his habits as did Mrs. Walker at Scumberg's.
stained
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From this reading If a child be born in British purple,--true purple, though it may have been stained by circumstances,--that purple is very sacred.
strong
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From this reading Perhaps the feeling was strong that Popenjoy was Popenjoy, and that therefore the Marquis had been injured.
SUCCESS
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From this reading GUSS MILDMAY'S SUCCESS.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
there
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From this reading Perhaps the ladies there did not know as much of his habits as did Mrs. Walker at Scumberg's.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Perhaps the feeling was strong that Popenjoy was Popenjoy, and that therefore the Marquis had been injured.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading If a child be born in British purple,--true purple, though it may have been stained by circumstances,--that purple is very sacred.
treatment
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From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
true
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From this reading If a child be born in British purple,--true purple, though it may have been stained by circumstances,--that purple is very sacred.
up
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From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
very
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From this reading If a child be born in British purple,--true purple, though it may have been stained by circumstances,--that purple is very sacred.
Walker
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From this reading Perhaps the ladies there did not know as much of his habits as did Mrs. Walker at Scumberg's.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps the feeling was strong that Popenjoy was Popenjoy, and that therefore the Marquis had been injured.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The treatment which the Marquis received at Rudham did not certainly imply any feeling that he had disgraced himself by what he had done either at Manor Cross or up in London.
