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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 At last, not much above a week after the calculations, in all the glory of the purple of Manor Cross, the new Popenjoy was born.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading At last, not much above a week after the calculations, in all the glory of the purple of Manor Cross, the new Popenjoy was born.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At last, not much above a week after the calculations, in all the glory of the purple of Manor Cross, the new Popenjoy was born.
all
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From this reading At last, not much above a week after the calculations, in all the glory of the purple of Manor Cross, the new Popenjoy was born.
also
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From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POPENJOY IS BORN--AND CHRISTENED.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, not much above a week after the calculations, in all the glory of the purple of Manor Cross, the new Popenjoy was born.
awhile
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From this reading The family had a new heir, a real Popenjoy; and the old Marchioness when the baby was shown to her for awhile forgot her sorrows and triumphed with the rest.
baby
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From this reading The family had a new heir, a real Popenjoy; and the old Marchioness when the baby was shown to her for awhile forgot her sorrows and triumphed with the rest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
BORNnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POPENJOY IS BORN--AND CHRISTENED.
Brotherton
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From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
calculations
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From this reading At last, not much above a week after the calculations, in all the glory of the purple of Manor Cross, the new Popenjoy was born.
CHRISTENEDnounUS /ˈchristened/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading POPENJOY IS BORN--AND CHRISTENED.
Cross
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From this reading At last, not much above a week after the calculations, in all the glory of the purple of Manor Cross, the new Popenjoy was born.
Dean
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From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
family
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From this reading The family had a new heir, a real Popenjoy; and the old Marchioness when the baby was shown to her for awhile forgot her sorrows and triumphed with the rest.
Fates
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From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For it was a Popenjoy.
forgot
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From this reading The family had a new heir, a real Popenjoy; and the old Marchioness when the baby was shown to her for awhile forgot her sorrows and triumphed with the rest.
FortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
glory
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From this reading At last, not much above a week after the calculations, in all the glory of the purple of Manor Cross, the new Popenjoy was born.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading The family had a new heir, a real Popenjoy; and the old Marchioness when the baby was shown to her for awhile forgot her sorrows and triumphed with the rest.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The family had a new heir, a real Popenjoy; and the old Marchioness when the baby was shown to her for awhile forgot her sorrows and triumphed with the rest.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
house
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From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last, not much above a week after the calculations, in all the glory of the purple of Manor Cross, the new Popenjoy was born.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading POPENJOY IS BORN--AND CHRISTENED.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For it was a Popenjoy.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, not much above a week after the calculations, in all the glory of the purple of Manor Cross, the new Popenjoy was born.
Manor
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From this reading At last, not much above a week after the calculations, in all the glory of the purple of Manor Cross, the new Popenjoy was born.
Marchioness
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From this reading The family had a new heir, a real Popenjoy; and the old Marchioness when the baby was shown to her for awhile forgot her sorrows and triumphed with the rest.
much
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From this reading At last, not much above a week after the calculations, in all the glory of the purple of Manor Cross, the new Popenjoy was born.
new
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From this reading At last, not much above a week after the calculations, in all the glory of the purple of Manor Cross, the new Popenjoy was born.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At last, not much above a week after the calculations, in all the glory of the purple of Manor Cross, the new Popenjoy was born.
now
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From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last, not much above a week after the calculations, in all the glory of the purple of Manor Cross, the new Popenjoy was born.
old
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From this reading The family had a new heir, a real Popenjoy; and the old Marchioness when the baby was shown to her for awhile forgot her sorrows and triumphed with the rest.
past
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From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
POPENJOY
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From this reading POPENJOY IS BORN--AND CHRISTENED.
purple
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From this reading At last, not much above a week after the calculations, in all the glory of the purple of Manor Cross, the new Popenjoy was born.
real
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From this reading The family had a new heir, a real Popenjoy; and the old Marchioness when the baby was shown to her for awhile forgot her sorrows and triumphed with the rest.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The family had a new heir, a real Popenjoy; and the old Marchioness when the baby was shown to her for awhile forgot her sorrows and triumphed with the rest.
shown
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From this reading The family had a new heir, a real Popenjoy; and the old Marchioness when the baby was shown to her for awhile forgot her sorrows and triumphed with the rest.
smiled
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From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
some
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From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
sorrows
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From this reading The family had a new heir, a real Popenjoy; and the old Marchioness when the baby was shown to her for awhile forgot her sorrows and triumphed with the rest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last, not much above a week after the calculations, in all the glory of the purple of Manor Cross, the new Popenjoy was born.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
triumphed
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From this reading The family had a new heir, a real Popenjoy; and the old Marchioness when the baby was shown to her for awhile forgot her sorrows and triumphed with the rest.
true
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From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
unpropitious
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From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last, not much above a week after the calculations, in all the glory of the purple of Manor Cross, the new Popenjoy was born.
week
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From this reading At last, not much above a week after the calculations, in all the glory of the purple of Manor Cross, the new Popenjoy was born.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The family had a new heir, a real Popenjoy; and the old Marchioness when the baby was shown to her for awhile forgot her sorrows and triumphed with the rest.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Fates, who had for some time past been unpropitious to the house of Brotherton, now smiled; and Fortune, who had been good to the Dean throughout, remained true to him also in this.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The family had a new heir, a real Popenjoy; and the old Marchioness when the baby was shown to her for awhile forgot her sorrows and triumphed with the rest.
