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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 There was a great consultation at the rectory before a decision could be made as to the manner in which the invitation should be given.
acknowledged
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From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
acknowledging
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From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
Anna
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From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a great consultation at the rectory before a decision could be made as to the manner in which the invitation should be given.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a great consultation at the rectory before a decision could be made as to the manner in which the invitation should be given.
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 consultation at the rectory before a decision could be made as to the manner in which the invitation should be given.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was a great consultation at the rectory before a decision could be made as to the manner in which the invitation should be given.
call
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From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
combated
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From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
consultation
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From this reading There was a great consultation at the rectory before a decision could be made as to the manner in which the invitation should be given.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was a great consultation at the rectory before a decision could be made as to the manner in which the invitation should be given.
countess-ship
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From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
decision
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From this reading There was a great consultation at the rectory before a decision could be made as to the manner in which the invitation should be given.
definitely
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From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
driven
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From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
Earl
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From this reading The Earl thought that it should be sent to the mother.
Earl's
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From this reading The introduction to Yoxham followed quickly upon the Earl's visit to Wyndham Street.
followed
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From this reading The introduction to Yoxham followed quickly upon the Earl's visit to Wyndham Street.
FRIENDS
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS.
girl
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From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
given
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From this reading There was a great consultation at the rectory before a decision could be made as to the manner in which the invitation should be given.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a great consultation at the rectory before a decision could be made as to the manner in which the invitation should be given.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
hoping
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From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a great consultation at the rectory before a decision could be made as to the manner in which the invitation should be given.
introduction
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From this reading The introduction to Yoxham followed quickly upon the Earl's visit to Wyndham Street.
invitation
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From this reading There was a great consultation at the rectory before a decision could be made as to the manner in which the invitation should be given.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Earl thought that it should be sent to the mother.
Lady
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From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
made
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From this reading There was a great consultation at the rectory before a decision could be made as to the manner in which the invitation should be given.
manner
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From this reading There was a great consultation at the rectory before a decision could be made as to the manner in which the invitation should be given.
marriage
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From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
mother
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From this reading The Earl thought that it should be sent to the mother.
necessity
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From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
NEW
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From this reading NEW FRIENDS.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
postpone
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From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
quickly
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From this reading The introduction to Yoxham followed quickly upon the Earl's visit to Wyndham Street.
rector
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From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
rectory
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From this reading There was a great consultation at the rectory before a decision could be made as to the manner in which the invitation should be given.
sent
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From this reading The Earl thought that it should be sent to the mother.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There was a great consultation at the rectory before a decision could be made as to the manner in which the invitation should be given.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
Street
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From this reading The introduction to Yoxham followed quickly upon the Earl's visit to Wyndham Street.
strongly
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From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Earl thought that it should be sent to the mother.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The introduction to Yoxham followed quickly upon the Earl's visit to Wyndham Street.
There
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From this reading There was a great consultation at the rectory before a decision could be made as to the manner in which the invitation should be given.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Earl thought that it should be sent to the mother.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The introduction to Yoxham followed quickly upon the Earl's visit to Wyndham Street.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The introduction to Yoxham followed quickly upon the Earl's visit to Wyndham Street.
very
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From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
view
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From this reading The rector combated this view very strongly, still hoping that though he might be driven to call the girl Lady Anna, he might postpone the necessity of acknowledging the countess-ship of the mother till the marriage should have been definitely acknowledged.
visit
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From this reading The introduction to Yoxham followed quickly upon the Earl's visit to Wyndham Street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a great consultation at the rectory before a decision could be made as to the manner in which the invitation should be given.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a great consultation at the rectory before a decision could be made as to the manner in which the invitation should be given.
Wyndham
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From this reading The introduction to Yoxham followed quickly upon the Earl's visit to Wyndham Street.
Yoxham
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From this reading The introduction to Yoxham followed quickly upon the Earl's visit to Wyndham Street.
