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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 marriage was nearly all that a marriage should be when a Lady Anna is led to the hymeneal altar.
absolutely
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From this reading All earls' daughters are not married at St. George's, Hanover Square, nor is it absolutely necessary that a bishop should tie the knot, or that the dresses should be described in a newspaper.
all
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From this reading The marriage was nearly all that a marriage should be when a Lady Anna is led to the hymeneal altar.
altar
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From this reading The marriage was nearly all that a marriage should be when a Lady Anna is led to the hymeneal altar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
Anna
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From this reading The marriage was nearly all that a marriage should be when a Lady Anna is led to the hymeneal altar.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course there are differences in aristocratic marriages.
aristocratic
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From this reading Of course there are differences in aristocratic marriages.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All earls' daughters are not married at St. George's, Hanover Square, nor is it absolutely necessary that a bishop should tie the knot, or that the dresses should be described in a newspaper.
banns
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From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The marriage was nearly all that a marriage should be when a Lady Anna is led to the hymeneal altar.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
bishop
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From this reading All earls' daughters are not married at St. George's, Hanover Square, nor is it absolutely necessary that a bishop should tie the knot, or that the dresses should be described in a newspaper.
Bloomsbury
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From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
called
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From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
ceremony
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From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course there are differences in aristocratic marriages.
Daniel
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From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
daughters
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From this reading All earls' daughters are not married at St. George's, Hanover Square, nor is it absolutely necessary that a bishop should tie the knot, or that the dresses should be described in a newspaper.
described
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From this reading All earls' daughters are not married at St. George's, Hanover Square, nor is it absolutely necessary that a bishop should tie the knot, or that the dresses should be described in a newspaper.
differences
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From this reading Of course there are differences in aristocratic marriages.
dresses
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From this reading All earls' daughters are not married at St. George's, Hanover Square, nor is it absolutely necessary that a bishop should tie the knot, or that the dresses should be described in a newspaper.
earls
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From this reading All earls' daughters are not married at St. George's, Hanover Square, nor is it absolutely necessary that a bishop should tie the knot, or that the dresses should be described in a newspaper.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
George's
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From this reading All earls' daughters are not married at St. George's, Hanover Square, nor is it absolutely necessary that a bishop should tie the knot, or that the dresses should be described in a newspaper.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
Hanover
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From this reading All earls' daughters are not married at St. George's, Hanover Square, nor is it absolutely necessary that a bishop should tie the knot, or that the dresses should be described in a newspaper.
hymeneal
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From this reading The marriage was nearly all that a marriage should be when a Lady Anna is led to the hymeneal altar.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The marriage was nearly all that a marriage should be when a Lady Anna is led to the hymeneal altar.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All earls' daughters are not married at St. George's, Hanover Square, nor is it absolutely necessary that a bishop should tie the knot, or that the dresses should be described in a newspaper.
knot
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From this reading All earls' daughters are not married at St. George's, Hanover Square, nor is it absolutely necessary that a bishop should tie the knot, or that the dresses should be described in a newspaper.
Lady
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From this reading The marriage was nearly all that a marriage should be when a Lady Anna is led to the hymeneal altar.
led
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From this reading The marriage was nearly all that a marriage should be when a Lady Anna is led to the hymeneal altar.
licence
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From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
London
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From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
MARRIAGE
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From this reading THE MARRIAGE.
marriages
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From this reading Of course there are differences in aristocratic marriages.
married
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From this reading All earls' daughters are not married at St. George's, Hanover Square, nor is it absolutely necessary that a bishop should tie the knot, or that the dresses should be described in a newspaper.
much
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From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
nearly
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From this reading The marriage was nearly all that a marriage should be when a Lady Anna is led to the hymeneal altar.
necessary
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From this reading All earls' daughters are not married at St. George's, Hanover Square, nor is it absolutely necessary that a bishop should tie the knot, or that the dresses should be described in a newspaper.
newspaper
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From this reading All earls' daughters are not married at St. George's, Hanover Square, nor is it absolutely necessary that a bishop should tie the knot, or that the dresses should be described in a newspaper.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading All earls' daughters are not married at St. George's, Hanover Square, nor is it absolutely necessary that a bishop should tie the knot, or that the dresses should be described in a newspaper.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All earls' daughters are not married at St. George's, Hanover Square, nor is it absolutely necessary that a bishop should tie the knot, or that the dresses should be described in a newspaper.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All earls' daughters are not married at St. George's, Hanover Square, nor is it absolutely necessary that a bishop should tie the knot, or that the dresses should be described in a newspaper.
procured
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From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The marriage was nearly all that a marriage should be when a Lady Anna is led to the hymeneal altar.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
Square
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From this reading All earls' daughters are not married at St. George's, Hanover Square, nor is it absolutely necessary that a bishop should tie the knot, or that the dresses should be described in a newspaper.
St
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From this reading All earls' daughters are not married at St. George's, Hanover Square, nor is it absolutely necessary that a bishop should tie the knot, or that the dresses should be described in a newspaper.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The marriage was nearly all that a marriage should be when a Lady Anna is led to the hymeneal altar.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARRIAGE.
there
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From this reading Of course there are differences in aristocratic marriages.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
Thwaite
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From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
tie
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From this reading All earls' daughters are not married at St. George's, Hanover Square, nor is it absolutely necessary that a bishop should tie the knot, or that the dresses should be described in a newspaper.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The marriage was nearly all that a marriage should be when a Lady Anna is led to the hymeneal altar.
transferred
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From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
vain
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From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The marriage was nearly all that a marriage should be when a Lady Anna is led to the hymeneal altar.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The marriage was nearly all that a marriage should be when a Lady Anna is led to the hymeneal altar.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
Yorkshire
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From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
Yoxham
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From this reading As the ceremony was transferred from Bloomsbury, London, to Yoxham, in Yorkshire, a licence had been procured, and the banns of which Daniel Thwaite thought so much, had been called in vain.
