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9th
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From this reading Monday, the 9th of November, was the day set down for the trial of the case which had assumed the name of "Lovel versus Murray and Another."
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Had there been another wife alive when the mother was married that name and that name only could have been hers, whether she had been the victim of the old Earl's fraud,--or had herself been a party to it.
acted
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From this reading The reader will have understood that as the case went on the opinions of those who acted for the young Earl, and more especially the opinion of the young Earl himself, had been changed.
adopted
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From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
ago
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From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
alive
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From this reading Had there been another wife alive when the mother was married that name and that name only could have been hers, whether she had been the victim of the old Earl's fraud,--or had herself been a party to it.
always
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From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOVEL V. MURRAY AND ANOTHER.
Anna
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From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LOVEL V. MURRAY AND ANOTHER.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The reader will have understood that as the case went on the opinions of those who acted for the young Earl, and more especially the opinion of the young Earl himself, had been changed.
assumed
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From this reading Monday, the 9th of November, was the day set down for the trial of the case which had assumed the name of "Lovel versus Murray and Another."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
bear
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From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
called
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From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
case
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From this reading Monday, the 9th of November, was the day set down for the trial of the case which had assumed the name of "Lovel versus Murray and Another."
changed
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From this reading The reader will have understood that as the case went on the opinions of those who acted for the young Earl, and more especially the opinion of the young Earl himself, had been changed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Had there been another wife alive when the mother was married that name and that name only could have been hers, whether she had been the victim of the old Earl's fraud,--or had herself been a party to it.
Countess
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From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
daughter
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From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
day
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From this reading Monday, the 9th of November, was the day set down for the trial of the case which had assumed the name of "Lovel versus Murray and Another."
denomination
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From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
down
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From this reading Monday, the 9th of November, was the day set down for the trial of the case which had assumed the name of "Lovel versus Murray and Another."
Earl
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From this reading The reader will have understood that as the case went on the opinions of those who acted for the young Earl, and more especially the opinion of the young Earl himself, had been changed.
Earl's
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From this reading Had there been another wife alive when the mother was married that name and that name only could have been hers, whether she had been the victim of the old Earl's fraud,--or had herself been a party to it.
entitled
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From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
especially
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From this reading The reader will have understood that as the case went on the opinions of those who acted for the young Earl, and more especially the opinion of the young Earl himself, had been changed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Monday, the 9th of November, was the day set down for the trial of the case which had assumed the name of "Lovel versus Murray and Another."
fraud
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From this reading Had there been another wife alive when the mother was married that name and that name only could have been hers, whether she had been the victim of the old Earl's fraud,--or had herself been a party to it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Monday, the 9th of November, was the day set down for the trial of the case which had assumed the name of "Lovel versus Murray and Another."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had there been another wife alive when the mother was married that name and that name only could have been hers, whether she had been the victim of the old Earl's fraud,--or had herself been a party to it.
held
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From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Had there been another wife alive when the mother was married that name and that name only could have been hers, whether she had been the victim of the old Earl's fraud,--or had herself been a party to it.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Had there been another wife alive when the mother was married that name and that name only could have been hers, whether she had been the victim of the old Earl's fraud,--or had herself been a party to it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The reader will have understood that as the case went on the opinions of those who acted for the young Earl, and more especially the opinion of the young Earl himself, had been changed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
Josephine
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From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
lady
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From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
LOVEL
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From this reading LOVEL V. MURRAY AND ANOTHER.
many
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From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
married
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From this reading Had there been another wife alive when the mother was married that name and that name only could have been hers, whether she had been the victim of the old Earl's fraud,--or had herself been a party to it.
Monday
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From this reading Monday, the 9th of November, was the day set down for the trial of the case which had assumed the name of "Lovel versus Murray and Another."
months
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From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
more
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From this reading The reader will have understood that as the case went on the opinions of those who acted for the young Earl, and more especially the opinion of the young Earl himself, had been changed.
mother
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From this reading Had there been another wife alive when the mother was married that name and that name only could have been hers, whether she had been the victim of the old Earl's fraud,--or had herself been a party to it.
MURRAY
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From this reading LOVEL V. MURRAY AND ANOTHER.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monday, the 9th of November, was the day set down for the trial of the case which had assumed the name of "Lovel versus Murray and Another."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
November
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From this reading Monday, the 9th of November, was the day set down for the trial of the case which had assumed the name of "Lovel versus Murray and Another."
now
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From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Monday, the 9th of November, was the day set down for the trial of the case which had assumed the name of "Lovel versus Murray and Another."
old
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From this reading Had there been another wife alive when the mother was married that name and that name only could have been hers, whether she had been the victim of the old Earl's fraud,--or had herself been a party to it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The reader will have understood that as the case went on the opinions of those who acted for the young Earl, and more especially the opinion of the young Earl himself, had been changed.
only
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From this reading Had there been another wife alive when the mother was married that name and that name only could have been hers, whether she had been the victim of the old Earl's fraud,--or had herself been a party to it.
opinion
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From this reading The reader will have understood that as the case went on the opinions of those who acted for the young Earl, and more especially the opinion of the young Earl himself, had been changed.
opinions
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From this reading The reader will have understood that as the case went on the opinions of those who acted for the young Earl, and more especially the opinion of the young Earl himself, had been changed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Had there been another wife alive when the mother was married that name and that name only could have been hers, whether she had been the victim of the old Earl's fraud,--or had herself been a party to it.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
practicable
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From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
prove
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From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
reader
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From this reading The reader will have understood that as the case went on the opinions of those who acted for the young Earl, and more especially the opinion of the young Earl himself, had been changed.
set
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From this reading Monday, the 9th of November, was the day set down for the trial of the case which had assumed the name of "Lovel versus Murray and Another."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had there been another wife alive when the mother was married that name and that name only could have been hers, whether she had been the victim of the old Earl's fraud,--or had herself been a party to it.
simply
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From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Monday, the 9th of November, was the day set down for the trial of the case which had assumed the name of "Lovel versus Murray and Another."
there
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From this reading Had there been another wife alive when the mother was married that name and that name only could have been hers, whether she had been the victim of the old Earl's fraud,--or had herself been a party to it.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The reader will have understood that as the case went on the opinions of those who acted for the young Earl, and more especially the opinion of the young Earl himself, had been changed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
trial
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From this reading Monday, the 9th of November, was the day set down for the trial of the case which had assumed the name of "Lovel versus Murray and Another."
understood
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From this reading The reader will have understood that as the case went on the opinions of those who acted for the young Earl, and more especially the opinion of the young Earl himself, had been changed.
V
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From this reading LOVEL V. MURRAY AND ANOTHER.
versus
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From this reading Monday, the 9th of November, was the day set down for the trial of the case which had assumed the name of "Lovel versus Murray and Another."
victim
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From this reading Had there been another wife alive when the mother was married that name and that name only could have been hers, whether she had been the victim of the old Earl's fraud,--or had herself been a party to it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Monday, the 9th of November, was the day set down for the trial of the case which had assumed the name of "Lovel versus Murray and Another."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reader will have understood that as the case went on the opinions of those who acted for the young Earl, and more especially the opinion of the young Earl himself, had been changed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Had there been another wife alive when the mother was married that name and that name only could have been hers, whether she had been the victim of the old Earl's fraud,--or had herself been a party to it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Monday, the 9th of November, was the day set down for the trial of the case which had assumed the name of "Lovel versus Murray and Another."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This denomination had been adopted many months ago, when it had been held to be practicable by the Lovel party to prove that the lady who was now always called the Countess, was not entitled to bear the name of Lovel, but was simply Josephine Murray, and her daughter simply Anna Murray.
wife
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From this reading Had there been another wife alive when the mother was married that name and that name only could have been hers, whether she had been the victim of the old Earl's fraud,--or had herself been a party to it.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The reader will have understood that as the case went on the opinions of those who acted for the young Earl, and more especially the opinion of the young Earl himself, had been changed.
young
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From this reading The reader will have understood that as the case went on the opinions of those who acted for the young Earl, and more especially the opinion of the young Earl himself, had been changed.
