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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 Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
all
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From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Within, there were three good sitting-rooms--dining-room, drawing-room, and library, as the Reverend Robert Insches was pleased to call them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His predecessor had been a man of good family and small pretensions.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In his time the library was only a study, and the drawing-room a family parlour; but the Reverend Robert had changed all that.
call
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From this reading Within, there were three good sitting-rooms--dining-room, drawing-room, and library, as the Reverend Robert Insches was pleased to call them.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
changed
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From this reading In his time the library was only a study, and the drawing-room a family parlour; but the Reverend Robert had changed all that.
dining-room
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From this reading Within, there were three good sitting-rooms--dining-room, drawing-room, and library, as the Reverend Robert Insches was pleased to call them.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
drawing-room
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From this reading Within, there were three good sitting-rooms--dining-room, drawing-room, and library, as the Reverend Robert Insches was pleased to call them.
end
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From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
extensive
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From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
family
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From this reading His predecessor had been a man of good family and small pretensions.
Fendie
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From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
garden
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From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within, there were three good sitting-rooms--dining-room, drawing-room, and library, as the Reverend Robert Insches was pleased to call them.
good-sized
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From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
grounds
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From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His predecessor had been a man of good family and small pretensions.
happy
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From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
house
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From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his time the library was only a study, and the drawing-room a family parlour; but the Reverend Robert had changed all that.
Insches
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From this reading Within, there were three good sitting-rooms--dining-room, drawing-room, and library, as the Reverend Robert Insches was pleased to call them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
library
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From this reading Within, there were three good sitting-rooms--dining-room, drawing-room, and library, as the Reverend Robert Insches was pleased to call them.
Main
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From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
man
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From this reading His predecessor had been a man of good family and small pretensions.
Manse
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From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
OLD
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From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
only
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From this reading In his time the library was only a study, and the drawing-room a family parlour; but the Reverend Robert had changed all that.
parlour
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From this reading In his time the library was only a study, and the drawing-room a family parlour; but the Reverend Robert had changed all that.
PLAY
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From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Within, there were three good sitting-rooms--dining-room, drawing-room, and library, as the Reverend Robert Insches was pleased to call them.
predecessor
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From this reading His predecessor had been a man of good family and small pretensions.
pretensions
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From this reading His predecessor had been a man of good family and small pretensions.
resist
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From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
Reverend
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From this reading Within, there were three good sitting-rooms--dining-room, drawing-room, and library, as the Reverend Robert Insches was pleased to call them.
Robert
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From this reading Within, there were three good sitting-rooms--dining-room, drawing-room, and library, as the Reverend Robert Insches was pleased to call them.
rural
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From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
Sir
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From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
sitting-rooms
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From this reading Within, there were three good sitting-rooms--dining-room, drawing-room, and library, as the Reverend Robert Insches was pleased to call them.
situated
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From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
small
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From this reading His predecessor had been a man of good family and small pretensions.
Street
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From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
study
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From this reading In his time the library was only a study, and the drawing-room a family parlour; but the Reverend Robert had changed all that.
substantial
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From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In his time the library was only a study, and the drawing-room a family parlour; but the Reverend Robert had changed all that.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Within, there were three good sitting-rooms--dining-room, drawing-room, and library, as the Reverend Robert Insches was pleased to call them.
there
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From this reading Within, there were three good sitting-rooms--dining-room, drawing-room, and library, as the Reverend Robert Insches was pleased to call them.
thinks
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From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
three
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From this reading Within, there were three good sitting-rooms--dining-room, drawing-room, and library, as the Reverend Robert Insches was pleased to call them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his time the library was only a study, and the drawing-room a family parlour; but the Reverend Robert had changed all that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Within, there were three good sitting-rooms--dining-room, drawing-room, and library, as the Reverend Robert Insches was pleased to call them.
tolerable
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From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
very
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From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
well
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From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
well-stocked
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From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Within, there were three good sitting-rooms--dining-room, drawing-room, and library, as the Reverend Robert Insches was pleased to call them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “He thinks well of himself, Sir--we all do it; and he thinks well of his fortune--happy he who can! and if myself am well, and my fortune is well, who shall resist me?”--OLD PLAY.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Manse of Fendie was a good-sized, substantial house, situated at the rural end of the Main Street, with very tolerable grounds about it, and a well-stocked, extensive garden behind.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within, there were three good sitting-rooms--dining-room, drawing-room, and library, as the Reverend Robert Insches was pleased to call them.
