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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 The Wedding It was a sad wedding, though everything within the power of Mr. Robert Bolton was done to make it gay.
absolute
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From this reading But there had been such long-continued and absolute hostility between the ladies that this was known to be impossible.
all
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From this reading There was a great breakfast, and all the Boltons were at last persuaded to be present except Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Nicholas.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a great breakfast, and all the Boltons were at last persuaded to be present except Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Nicholas.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to Mrs. Nicholas she was hardly even asked.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to Mrs. Nicholas she was hardly even asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a great breakfast, and all the Boltons were at last persuaded to be present except Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Nicholas.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was a great breakfast, and all the Boltons were at last persuaded to be present except Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Nicholas.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But there had been such long-continued and absolute hostility between the ladies that this was known to be impossible.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But there had been such long-continued and absolute hostility between the ladies that this was known to be impossible.
Bolton
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From this reading The Wedding It was a sad wedding, though everything within the power of Mr. Robert Bolton was done to make it gay.
Boltons
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From this reading There was a great breakfast, and all the Boltons were at last persuaded to be present except Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Nicholas.
breakfast
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From this reading There was a great breakfast, and all the Boltons were at last persuaded to be present except Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Nicholas.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there had been such long-continued and absolute hostility between the ladies that this was known to be impossible.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Of course we would be delighted to see Mrs. Nicholas, if she would come,' Mrs. Robert said to Nicholas himself.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Of course we would be delighted to see Mrs. Nicholas, if she would come,' Mrs. Robert said to Nicholas himself.
delighted
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From this reading 'Of course we would be delighted to see Mrs. Nicholas, if she would come,' Mrs. Robert said to Nicholas himself.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Wedding It was a sad wedding, though everything within the power of Mr. Robert Bolton was done to make it gay.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to Mrs. Nicholas she was hardly even asked.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The Wedding It was a sad wedding, though everything within the power of Mr. Robert Bolton was done to make it gay.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading There was a great breakfast, and all the Boltons were at last persuaded to be present except Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Nicholas.
gay
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From this reading The Wedding It was a sad wedding, though everything within the power of Mr. Robert Bolton was done to make it gay.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a great breakfast, and all the Boltons were at last persuaded to be present except Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Nicholas.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But there had been such long-continued and absolute hostility between the ladies that this was known to be impossible.
hardly
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From this reading As to Mrs. Nicholas she was hardly even asked.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'Of course we would be delighted to see Mrs. Nicholas, if she would come,' Mrs. Robert said to Nicholas himself.
hostility
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From this reading But there had been such long-continued and absolute hostility between the ladies that this was known to be impossible.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'Of course we would be delighted to see Mrs. Nicholas, if she would come,' Mrs. Robert said to Nicholas himself.
impossible
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From this reading But there had been such long-continued and absolute hostility between the ladies that this was known to be impossible.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Wedding It was a sad wedding, though everything within the power of Mr. Robert Bolton was done to make it gay.
known
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From this reading But there had been such long-continued and absolute hostility between the ladies that this was known to be impossible.
ladies
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From this reading But there had been such long-continued and absolute hostility between the ladies that this was known to be impossible.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a great breakfast, and all the Boltons were at last persuaded to be present except Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Nicholas.
long-continued
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From this reading But there had been such long-continued and absolute hostility between the ladies that this was known to be impossible.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Wedding It was a sad wedding, though everything within the power of Mr. Robert Bolton was done to make it gay.
Mr
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From this reading The Wedding It was a sad wedding, though everything within the power of Mr. Robert Bolton was done to make it gay.
Mrs
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From this reading There was a great breakfast, and all the Boltons were at last persuaded to be present except Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Nicholas.
Nicholas
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From this reading There was a great breakfast, and all the Boltons were at last persuaded to be present except Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Nicholas.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Wedding It was a sad wedding, though everything within the power of Mr. Robert Bolton was done to make it gay.
persuaded
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From this reading There was a great breakfast, and all the Boltons were at last persuaded to be present except Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Nicholas.
power
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From this reading The Wedding It was a sad wedding, though everything within the power of Mr. Robert Bolton was done to make it gay.
present
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From this reading There was a great breakfast, and all the Boltons were at last persuaded to be present except Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Nicholas.
Robert
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From this reading The Wedding It was a sad wedding, though everything within the power of Mr. Robert Bolton was done to make it gay.
sad
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From this reading The Wedding It was a sad wedding, though everything within the power of Mr. Robert Bolton was done to make it gay.
said
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From this reading 'Of course we would be delighted to see Mrs. Nicholas, if she would come,' Mrs. Robert said to Nicholas himself.
see
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From this reading 'Of course we would be delighted to see Mrs. Nicholas, if she would come,' Mrs. Robert said to Nicholas himself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As to Mrs. Nicholas she was hardly even asked.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But there had been such long-continued and absolute hostility between the ladies that this was known to be impossible.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But there had been such long-continued and absolute hostility between the ladies that this was known to be impossible.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Wedding It was a sad wedding, though everything within the power of Mr. Robert Bolton was done to make it gay.
There
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From this reading There was a great breakfast, and all the Boltons were at last persuaded to be present except Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Nicholas.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But there had been such long-continued and absolute hostility between the ladies that this was known to be impossible.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The Wedding It was a sad wedding, though everything within the power of Mr. Robert Bolton was done to make it gay.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Wedding It was a sad wedding, though everything within the power of Mr. Robert Bolton was done to make it gay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Wedding It was a sad wedding, though everything within the power of Mr. Robert Bolton was done to make it gay.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Of course we would be delighted to see Mrs. Nicholas, if she would come,' Mrs. Robert said to Nicholas himself.
Wedding
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From this reading The Wedding It was a sad wedding, though everything within the power of Mr. Robert Bolton was done to make it gay.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a great breakfast, and all the Boltons were at last persuaded to be present except Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Nicholas.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The Wedding It was a sad wedding, though everything within the power of Mr. Robert Bolton was done to make it gay.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'Of course we would be delighted to see Mrs. Nicholas, if she would come,' Mrs. Robert said to Nicholas himself.
