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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 A MARRIAGE “The wedding of the farmer’s daughter has taken place.
all
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From this reading They all said, “This is the Constitution.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
applied
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From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So as it was impossible for us to climb up to the church where the wedding was to be, we contented ourselves with seeing the procession pass.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So as it was impossible for us to climb up to the church where the wedding was to be, we contented ourselves with seeing the procession pass.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There would have been no difficulty before!” the lower classes making the poor Constitution the scapegoat for everything they don’t like.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
chapel
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From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
church
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From this reading So as it was impossible for us to climb up to the church where the wedding was to be, we contented ourselves with seeing the procession pass.
classes
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From this reading There would have been no difficulty before!” the lower classes making the poor Constitution the scapegoat for everything they don’t like.
climb
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From this reading So as it was impossible for us to climb up to the church where the wedding was to be, we contented ourselves with seeing the procession pass.
Constitution
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From this reading They all said, “This is the Constitution.
contented
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From this reading So as it was impossible for us to climb up to the church where the wedding was to be, we contented ourselves with seeing the procession pass.
daughter
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From this reading A MARRIAGE “The wedding of the farmer’s daughter has taken place.
difficulty
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From this reading There would have been no difficulty before!” the lower classes making the poor Constitution the scapegoat for everything they don’t like.
don't
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From this reading There would have been no difficulty before!” the lower classes making the poor Constitution the scapegoat for everything they don’t like.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading There would have been no difficulty before!” the lower classes making the poor Constitution the scapegoat for everything they don’t like.
farmer's
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From this reading A MARRIAGE “The wedding of the farmer’s daughter has taken place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MARRIAGE “The wedding of the farmer’s daughter has taken place.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
hoped
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From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
house
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From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
impossible
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From this reading So as it was impossible for us to climb up to the church where the wedding was to be, we contented ourselves with seeing the procession pass.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They all said, “This is the Constitution.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
late
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From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
like
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From this reading There would have been no difficulty before!” the lower classes making the poor Constitution the scapegoat for everything they don’t like.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
lower
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From this reading There would have been no difficulty before!” the lower classes making the poor Constitution the scapegoat for everything they don’t like.
making
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From this reading There would have been no difficulty before!” the lower classes making the poor Constitution the scapegoat for everything they don’t like.
MARRIAGE
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From this reading A MARRIAGE “The wedding of the farmer’s daughter has taken place.
necessary
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From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There would have been no difficulty before!” the lower classes making the poor Constitution the scapegoat for everything they don’t like.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MARRIAGE “The wedding of the farmer’s daughter has taken place.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading So as it was impossible for us to climb up to the church where the wedding was to be, we contented ourselves with seeing the procession pass.
pass
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From this reading So as it was impossible for us to climb up to the church where the wedding was to be, we contented ourselves with seeing the procession pass.
permission
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From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
place
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From this reading A MARRIAGE “The wedding of the farmer’s daughter has taken place.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There would have been no difficulty before!” the lower classes making the poor Constitution the scapegoat for everything they don’t like.
procession
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From this reading So as it was impossible for us to climb up to the church where the wedding was to be, we contented ourselves with seeing the procession pass.
said
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From this reading They all said, “This is the Constitution.
scapegoat
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From this reading There would have been no difficulty before!” the lower classes making the poor Constitution the scapegoat for everything they don’t like.
seeing
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From this reading So as it was impossible for us to climb up to the church where the wedding was to be, we contented ourselves with seeing the procession pass.
seems
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From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So as it was impossible for us to climb up to the church where the wedding was to be, we contented ourselves with seeing the procession pass.
some
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From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
special
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From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
taken
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From this reading A MARRIAGE “The wedding of the farmer’s daughter has taken place.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MARRIAGE “The wedding of the farmer’s daughter has taken place.
There
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From this reading There would have been no difficulty before!” the lower classes making the poor Constitution the scapegoat for everything they don’t like.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They all said, “This is the Constitution.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So as it was impossible for us to climb up to the church where the wedding was to be, we contented ourselves with seeing the procession pass.
too
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From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
up
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From this reading So as it was impossible for us to climb up to the church where the wedding was to be, we contented ourselves with seeing the procession pass.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So as it was impossible for us to climb up to the church where the wedding was to be, we contented ourselves with seeing the procession pass.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
wedding
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From this reading A MARRIAGE “The wedding of the farmer’s daughter has taken place.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading So as it was impossible for us to climb up to the church where the wedding was to be, we contented ourselves with seeing the procession pass.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So as it was impossible for us to climb up to the church where the wedding was to be, we contented ourselves with seeing the procession pass.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We had hoped it would have been in the little chapel of our house, but it seems some special permission was necessary, and they applied for it too late.
