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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 There must be a decent tombstone now that the life was gone, with decent words upon it and a decent effigy,--even though there had been nothing decent in the man's life.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Lord George, therefore,--for he was still Lord George till after the funeral,--travelled with his sad burden, some deputy undertaker having special charge of it, and rested for a few hours in London.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
Augustus
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From this reading The long line of past Marquises must be perpetuated, and Frederic Augustus, the tenth peer of the name, must be made to lie with the others.
back
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From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There must be a decent tombstone now that the life was gone, with decent words upon it and a decent effigy,--even though there had been nothing decent in the man's life.
burden
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From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
came
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From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
carry
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From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
charge
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From this reading Lord George, therefore,--for he was still Lord George till after the funeral,--travelled with his sad burden, some deputy undertaker having special charge of it, and rested for a few hours in London.
church
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From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
Cross
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From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
decent
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From this reading There must be a decent tombstone now that the life was gone, with decent words upon it and a decent effigy,--even though there had been nothing decent in the man's life.
deposited
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From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
deputy
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From this reading Lord George, therefore,--for he was still Lord George till after the funeral,--travelled with his sad burden, some deputy undertaker having special charge of it, and rested for a few hours in London.
effigy
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From this reading There must be a decent tombstone now that the life was gone, with decent words upon it and a decent effigy,--even though there had been nothing decent in the man's life.
England
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From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There must be a decent tombstone now that the life was gone, with decent words upon it and a decent effigy,--even though there had been nothing decent in the man's life.
few
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From this reading Lord George, therefore,--for he was still Lord George till after the funeral,--travelled with his sad burden, some deputy undertaker having special charge of it, and rested for a few hours in London.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lord George, therefore,--for he was still Lord George till after the funeral,--travelled with his sad burden, some deputy undertaker having special charge of it, and rested for a few hours in London.
Frederic
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From this reading The long line of past Marquises must be perpetuated, and Frederic Augustus, the tenth peer of the name, must be made to lie with the others.
funeral
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From this reading Lord George, therefore,--for he was still Lord George till after the funeral,--travelled with his sad burden, some deputy undertaker having special charge of it, and rested for a few hours in London.
George
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From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
gone
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From this reading There must be a decent tombstone now that the life was gone, with decent words upon it and a decent effigy,--even though there had been nothing decent in the man's life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Lord George, therefore,--for he was still Lord George till after the funeral,--travelled with his sad burden, some deputy undertaker having special charge of it, and rested for a few hours in London.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lord George, therefore,--for he was still Lord George till after the funeral,--travelled with his sad burden, some deputy undertaker having special charge of it, and rested for a few hours in London.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord George, therefore,--for he was still Lord George till after the funeral,--travelled with his sad burden, some deputy undertaker having special charge of it, and rested for a few hours in London.
hours
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From this reading Lord George, therefore,--for he was still Lord George till after the funeral,--travelled with his sad burden, some deputy undertaker having special charge of it, and rested for a few hours in London.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There must be a decent tombstone now that the life was gone, with decent words upon it and a decent effigy,--even though there had been nothing decent in the man's life.
lie
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From this reading The long line of past Marquises must be perpetuated, and Frederic Augustus, the tenth peer of the name, must be made to lie with the others.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There must be a decent tombstone now that the life was gone, with decent words upon it and a decent effigy,--even though there had been nothing decent in the man's life.
line
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From this reading The long line of past Marquises must be perpetuated, and Frederic Augustus, the tenth peer of the name, must be made to lie with the others.
London
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From this reading Lord George, therefore,--for he was still Lord George till after the funeral,--travelled with his sad burden, some deputy undertaker having special charge of it, and rested for a few hours in London.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long line of past Marquises must be perpetuated, and Frederic Augustus, the tenth peer of the name, must be made to lie with the others.
Lord
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From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
made
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From this reading The long line of past Marquises must be perpetuated, and Frederic Augustus, the tenth peer of the name, must be made to lie with the others.
man's
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From this reading There must be a decent tombstone now that the life was gone, with decent words upon it and a decent effigy,--even though there had been nothing decent in the man's life.
Manor
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From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
Marquises
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From this reading The long line of past Marquises must be perpetuated, and Frederic Augustus, the tenth peer of the name, must be made to lie with the others.
mournful
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From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There must be a decent tombstone now that the life was gone, with decent words upon it and a decent effigy,--even though there had been nothing decent in the man's life.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long line of past Marquises must be perpetuated, and Frederic Augustus, the tenth peer of the name, must be made to lie with the others.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There must be a decent tombstone now that the life was gone, with decent words upon it and a decent effigy,--even though there had been nothing decent in the man's life.
now
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From this reading There must be a decent tombstone now that the life was gone, with decent words upon it and a decent effigy,--even though there had been nothing decent in the man's life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
others
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From this reading The long line of past Marquises must be perpetuated, and Frederic Augustus, the tenth peer of the name, must be made to lie with the others.
parish
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From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
past
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From this reading The long line of past Marquises must be perpetuated, and Frederic Augustus, the tenth peer of the name, must be made to lie with the others.
peer
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From this reading The long line of past Marquises must be perpetuated, and Frederic Augustus, the tenth peer of the name, must be made to lie with the others.
perpetuated
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From this reading The long line of past Marquises must be perpetuated, and Frederic Augustus, the tenth peer of the name, must be made to lie with the others.
quick
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From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
rested
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From this reading Lord George, therefore,--for he was still Lord George till after the funeral,--travelled with his sad burden, some deputy undertaker having special charge of it, and rested for a few hours in London.
sad
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From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
some
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From this reading Lord George, therefore,--for he was still Lord George till after the funeral,--travelled with his sad burden, some deputy undertaker having special charge of it, and rested for a few hours in London.
special
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From this reading Lord George, therefore,--for he was still Lord George till after the funeral,--travelled with his sad burden, some deputy undertaker having special charge of it, and rested for a few hours in London.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord George, therefore,--for he was still Lord George till after the funeral,--travelled with his sad burden, some deputy undertaker having special charge of it, and rested for a few hours in London.
tenth
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From this reading The long line of past Marquises must be perpetuated, and Frederic Augustus, the tenth peer of the name, must be made to lie with the others.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There must be a decent tombstone now that the life was gone, with decent words upon it and a decent effigy,--even though there had been nothing decent in the man's life.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WILL.
There
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From this reading There must be a decent tombstone now that the life was gone, with decent words upon it and a decent effigy,--even though there had been nothing decent in the man's life.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Lord George, therefore,--for he was still Lord George till after the funeral,--travelled with his sad burden, some deputy undertaker having special charge of it, and rested for a few hours in London.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There must be a decent tombstone now that the life was gone, with decent words upon it and a decent effigy,--even though there had been nothing decent in the man's life.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Lord George, therefore,--for he was still Lord George till after the funeral,--travelled with his sad burden, some deputy undertaker having special charge of it, and rested for a few hours in London.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
tombstone
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From this reading There must be a decent tombstone now that the life was gone, with decent words upon it and a decent effigy,--even though there had been nothing decent in the man's life.
trains
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From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
travelled
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From this reading Lord George, therefore,--for he was still Lord George till after the funeral,--travelled with his sad burden, some deputy undertaker having special charge of it, and rested for a few hours in London.
undertaker
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From this reading Lord George, therefore,--for he was still Lord George till after the funeral,--travelled with his sad burden, some deputy undertaker having special charge of it, and rested for a few hours in London.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There must be a decent tombstone now that the life was gone, with decent words upon it and a decent effigy,--even though there had been nothing decent in the man's life.
vaults
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From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There must be a decent tombstone now that the life was gone, with decent words upon it and a decent effigy,--even though there had been nothing decent in the man's life.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE WILL.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
words
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From this reading There must be a decent tombstone now that the life was gone, with decent words upon it and a decent effigy,--even though there had been nothing decent in the man's life.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lord George came back to England as quick as the trains would carry him, and with him came the sad and mournful burden which had to be deposited in the vaults of the parish church at Manor Cross.
