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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 “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, it was his place to behave so.
all
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From this reading After all, it was his place to behave so.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “‘And were they happy together?’
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When a man is a born nobleman, you see——’ “‘Still, there must have been some catastrophe for Monsieur and Madame de Merret to part so violently?’
behave
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From this reading After all, it was his place to behave so.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When a man is a born nobleman, you see——’ “‘Still, there must have been some catastrophe for Monsieur and Madame de Merret to part so violently?’
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But though he was rather haughty, we were fond of him.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
catastrophe
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From this reading When a man is a born nobleman, you see——’ “‘Still, there must have been some catastrophe for Monsieur and Madame de Merret to part so violently?’
common
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From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
de
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From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
doubt
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From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
far
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From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
fond
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From this reading But though he was rather haughty, we were fond of him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
guessed
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From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
hail-fellow-well-met
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From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
happy
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From this reading “‘And were they happy together?’
haughty
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From this reading But though he was rather haughty, we were fond of him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When a man is a born nobleman, you see——’ “‘Still, there must have been some catastrophe for Monsieur and Madame de Merret to part so violently?’
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But though he was rather haughty, we were fond of him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But though he was rather haughty, we were fond of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After all, it was his place to behave so.
Hm
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From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
husband's
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From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a man is a born nobleman, you see——’ “‘Still, there must have been some catastrophe for Monsieur and Madame de Merret to part so violently?’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After all, it was his place to behave so.
kind
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From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
Madame
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From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
man
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From this reading When a man is a born nobleman, you see——’ “‘Still, there must have been some catastrophe for Monsieur and Madame de Merret to part so violently?’
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
Merret
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From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
Monsieur
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From this reading When a man is a born nobleman, you see——’ “‘Still, there must have been some catastrophe for Monsieur and Madame de Merret to part so violently?’
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading When a man is a born nobleman, you see——’ “‘Still, there must have been some catastrophe for Monsieur and Madame de Merret to part so violently?’
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
nobleman
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From this reading When a man is a born nobleman, you see——’ “‘Still, there must have been some catastrophe for Monsieur and Madame de Merret to part so violently?’
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When a man is a born nobleman, you see——’ “‘Still, there must have been some catastrophe for Monsieur and Madame de Merret to part so violently?’
place
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From this reading After all, it was his place to behave so.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
put
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From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
rather
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From this reading But though he was rather haughty, we were fond of him.
see
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From this reading When a man is a born nobleman, you see——’ “‘Still, there must have been some catastrophe for Monsieur and Madame de Merret to part so violently?’
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
so-so
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From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
some
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From this reading When a man is a born nobleman, you see——’ “‘Still, there must have been some catastrophe for Monsieur and Madame de Merret to part so violently?’
sometimes
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From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
sort
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From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When a man is a born nobleman, you see——’ “‘Still, there must have been some catastrophe for Monsieur and Madame de Merret to part so violently?’
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
tantrums
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From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
there
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From this reading When a man is a born nobleman, you see——’ “‘Still, there must have been some catastrophe for Monsieur and Madame de Merret to part so violently?’
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “‘And were they happy together?’
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But though he was rather haughty, we were fond of him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
together
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From this reading “‘And were they happy together?’
up
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From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
very
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From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
violently
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From this reading When a man is a born nobleman, you see——’ “‘Still, there must have been some catastrophe for Monsieur and Madame de Merret to part so violently?’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “‘And were they happy together?’
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When a man is a born nobleman, you see——’ “‘Still, there must have been some catastrophe for Monsieur and Madame de Merret to part so violently?’
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
woman
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From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘Hm, hm! so-so—so far as can be guessed, for, as you may suppose, we of the common sort were not hail-fellow-well-met with them.—Madame de Merret was a kind woman and very pleasant, who had no doubt sometimes to put up with her husband’s tantrums.
