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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 Lord John had been a trouble to his family all his life.
all
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From this reading Lord John had been a trouble to his family all his life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had followed none of the traditions of prudence and good sense which had made his race what they were.
arrived
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From this reading The Duke arrived with his eldest son as soon as post-horses could bring him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Duke arrived with his eldest son as soon as post-horses could bring him.
aware
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From this reading The scrapes in which he had been were innumerable, and all his family were aware that nothing but embarrassment and trouble was likely to come to them from his hand.
away
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From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
bring
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From this reading The Duke arrived with his eldest son as soon as post-horses could bring him.
Britain
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From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The scrapes in which he had been were innumerable, and all his family were aware that nothing but embarrassment and trouble was likely to come to them from his hand.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scrapes in which he had been were innumerable, and all his family were aware that nothing but embarrassment and trouble was likely to come to them from his hand.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Duke arrived with his eldest son as soon as post-horses could bring him.
difficult
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From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
Duke
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From this reading The Duke arrived with his eldest son as soon as post-horses could bring him.
eldest
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From this reading The Duke arrived with his eldest son as soon as post-horses could bring him.
embarrassment
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From this reading The scrapes in which he had been were innumerable, and all his family were aware that nothing but embarrassment and trouble was likely to come to them from his hand.
end
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From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
family
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From this reading Lord John had been a trouble to his family all his life.
far
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From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
followed
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From this reading He had followed none of the traditions of prudence and good sense which had made his race what they were.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had followed none of the traditions of prudence and good sense which had made his race what they were.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
hand
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From this reading The scrapes in which he had been were innumerable, and all his family were aware that nothing but embarrassment and trouble was likely to come to them from his hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Duke arrived with his eldest son as soon as post-horses could bring him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Duke arrived with his eldest son as soon as post-horses could bring him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
innumerable
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From this reading The scrapes in which he had been were innumerable, and all his family were aware that nothing but embarrassment and trouble was likely to come to them from his hand.
interval
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From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
John
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From this reading Lord John had been a trouble to his family all his life.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord John had been a trouble to his family all his life.
likely
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From this reading The scrapes in which he had been were innumerable, and all his family were aware that nothing but embarrassment and trouble was likely to come to them from his hand.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
Lord
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From this reading Lord John had been a trouble to his family all his life.
made
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From this reading He had followed none of the traditions of prudence and good sense which had made his race what they were.
more
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From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
much
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From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading He had followed none of the traditions of prudence and good sense which had made his race what they were.
north
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From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The scrapes in which he had been were innumerable, and all his family were aware that nothing but embarrassment and trouble was likely to come to them from his hand.
nowadays
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From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
other
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From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
post-horses
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From this reading The Duke arrived with his eldest son as soon as post-horses could bring him.
prudence
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From this reading He had followed none of the traditions of prudence and good sense which had made his race what they were.
race
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From this reading He had followed none of the traditions of prudence and good sense which had made his race what they were.
represented
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From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
scrapes
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From this reading The scrapes in which he had been were innumerable, and all his family were aware that nothing but embarrassment and trouble was likely to come to them from his hand.
sense
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From this reading He had followed none of the traditions of prudence and good sense which had made his race what they were.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
son
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From this reading The Duke arrived with his eldest son as soon as post-horses could bring him.
soon
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From this reading The Duke arrived with his eldest son as soon as post-horses could bring him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Duke arrived with his eldest son as soon as post-horses could bring him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The scrapes in which he had been were innumerable, and all his family were aware that nothing but embarrassment and trouble was likely to come to them from his hand.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had followed none of the traditions of prudence and good sense which had made his race what they were.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
traditions
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From this reading He had followed none of the traditions of prudence and good sense which had made his race what they were.
travelling
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From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
trouble
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From this reading Lord John had been a trouble to his family all his life.
very
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From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had been in the north, not very far away, so that the interval, though it represented much more difficult travelling than the journey from one end to the other of Great Britain nowadays, was not very long.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had followed none of the traditions of prudence and good sense which had made his race what they were.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had followed none of the traditions of prudence and good sense which had made his race what they were.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had followed none of the traditions of prudence and good sense which had made his race what they were.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Duke arrived with his eldest son as soon as post-horses could bring him.
