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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 It recalled him to a sense of needful restraint, and that the Mitfords were not, after all, people to be treated with contempt.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It recalled him to a sense of needful restraint, and that the Mitfords were not, after all, people to be treated with contempt.
all
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From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It recalled him to a sense of needful restraint, and that the Mitfords were not, after all, people to be treated with contempt.
announcement
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From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of John he took no notice at all after the first formal recognition, but to Mrs Mitford and the Doctor he was studiously polite, making them little speeches of formal gratitude.
badly
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From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It recalled him to a sense of needful restraint, and that the Mitfords were not, after all, people to be treated with contempt.
behaved
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From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was very serious and somewhat stiff during the luncheon, which was sufficiently trying to all the party, but he was not uncivil.
comfort
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From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
contempt
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From this reading It recalled him to a sense of needful restraint, and that the Mitfords were not, after all, people to be treated with contempt.
Crediton
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From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of John he took no notice at all after the first formal recognition, but to Mrs Mitford and the Doctor he was studiously polite, making them little speeches of formal gratitude.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He was very serious and somewhat stiff during the luncheon, which was sufficiently trying to all the party, but he was not uncivil.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
formal
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From this reading Of John he took no notice at all after the first formal recognition, but to Mrs Mitford and the Doctor he was studiously polite, making them little speeches of formal gratitude.
gratitude
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From this reading Of John he took no notice at all after the first formal recognition, but to Mrs Mitford and the Doctor he was studiously polite, making them little speeches of formal gratitude.
guard
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From this reading His self-betrayal put him on his guard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was very serious and somewhat stiff during the luncheon, which was sufficiently trying to all the party, but he was not uncivil.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His self-betrayal put him on his guard.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His self-betrayal put him on his guard.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
John
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From this reading Of John he took no notice at all after the first formal recognition, but to Mrs Mitford and the Doctor he was studiously polite, making them little speeches of formal gratitude.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of John he took no notice at all after the first formal recognition, but to Mrs Mitford and the Doctor he was studiously polite, making them little speeches of formal gratitude.
luncheon
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From this reading He was very serious and somewhat stiff during the luncheon, which was sufficiently trying to all the party, but he was not uncivil.
making
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From this reading Of John he took no notice at all after the first formal recognition, but to Mrs Mitford and the Doctor he was studiously polite, making them little speeches of formal gratitude.
Mitford
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From this reading Of John he took no notice at all after the first formal recognition, but to Mrs Mitford and the Doctor he was studiously polite, making them little speeches of formal gratitude.
Mitfords
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From this reading It recalled him to a sense of needful restraint, and that the Mitfords were not, after all, people to be treated with contempt.
Mr
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From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
Mrs
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From this reading Of John he took no notice at all after the first formal recognition, but to Mrs Mitford and the Doctor he was studiously polite, making them little speeches of formal gratitude.
needful
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From this reading It recalled him to a sense of needful restraint, and that the Mitfords were not, after all, people to be treated with contempt.
news
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From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Of John he took no notice at all after the first formal recognition, but to Mrs Mitford and the Doctor he was studiously polite, making them little speeches of formal gratitude.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It recalled him to a sense of needful restraint, and that the Mitfords were not, after all, people to be treated with contempt.
notice
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From this reading Of John he took no notice at all after the first formal recognition, but to Mrs Mitford and the Doctor he was studiously polite, making them little speeches of formal gratitude.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
people
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From this reading It recalled him to a sense of needful restraint, and that the Mitfords were not, after all, people to be treated with contempt.
perhaps
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From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
polite
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From this reading Of John he took no notice at all after the first formal recognition, but to Mrs Mitford and the Doctor he was studiously polite, making them little speeches of formal gratitude.
put
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From this reading His self-betrayal put him on his guard.
recalled
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From this reading It recalled him to a sense of needful restraint, and that the Mitfords were not, after all, people to be treated with contempt.
recognition
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From this reading Of John he took no notice at all after the first formal recognition, but to Mrs Mitford and the Doctor he was studiously polite, making them little speeches of formal gratitude.
restraint
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From this reading It recalled him to a sense of needful restraint, and that the Mitfords were not, after all, people to be treated with contempt.
self-betrayal
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From this reading His self-betrayal put him on his guard.
sense
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From this reading It recalled him to a sense of needful restraint, and that the Mitfords were not, after all, people to be treated with contempt.
serious
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From this reading He was very serious and somewhat stiff during the luncheon, which was sufficiently trying to all the party, but he was not uncivil.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
somewhat
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From this reading He was very serious and somewhat stiff during the luncheon, which was sufficiently trying to all the party, but he was not uncivil.
speeches
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From this reading Of John he took no notice at all after the first formal recognition, but to Mrs Mitford and the Doctor he was studiously polite, making them little speeches of formal gratitude.
stiff
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From this reading He was very serious and somewhat stiff during the luncheon, which was sufficiently trying to all the party, but he was not uncivil.
studiously
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From this reading Of John he took no notice at all after the first formal recognition, but to Mrs Mitford and the Doctor he was studiously polite, making them little speeches of formal gratitude.
sufficiently
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From this reading He was very serious and somewhat stiff during the luncheon, which was sufficiently trying to all the party, but he was not uncivil.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Of John he took no notice at all after the first formal recognition, but to Mrs Mitford and the Doctor he was studiously polite, making them little speeches of formal gratitude.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It recalled him to a sense of needful restraint, and that the Mitfords were not, after all, people to be treated with contempt.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of John he took no notice at all after the first formal recognition, but to Mrs Mitford and the Doctor he was studiously polite, making them little speeches of formal gratitude.
treated
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From this reading It recalled him to a sense of needful restraint, and that the Mitfords were not, after all, people to be treated with contempt.
trying
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From this reading He was very serious and somewhat stiff during the luncheon, which was sufficiently trying to all the party, but he was not uncivil.
uncivil
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From this reading He was very serious and somewhat stiff during the luncheon, which was sufficiently trying to all the party, but he was not uncivil.
very
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From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
well
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From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It recalled him to a sense of needful restraint, and that the Mitfords were not, after all, people to be treated with contempt.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was very serious and somewhat stiff during the luncheon, which was sufficiently trying to all the party, but he was not uncivil.
whole
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From this reading It was perhaps well, on the whole, for the comfort of all the party, that Mr Crediton had behaved so very badly on the first announcement of this news.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It recalled him to a sense of needful restraint, and that the Mitfords were not, after all, people to be treated with contempt.
