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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 He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
acted
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole interview was frightfully trying, and he was relieved to be alone at last.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hertford let him run on with this flippant sort of talk, for the sake of the information he let drop now and then.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The whole interview was frightfully trying, and he was relieved to be alone at last.
aunt
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The whole interview was frightfully trying, and he was relieved to be alone at last.
bounty
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
chaperon
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
dependent
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
died
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
discovered
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
drop
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From this reading Hertford let him run on with this flippant sort of talk, for the sake of the information he let drop now and then.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
flippant
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From this reading Hertford let him run on with this flippant sort of talk, for the sake of the information he let drop now and then.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hertford let him run on with this flippant sort of talk, for the sake of the information he let drop now and then.
frightfully
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From this reading The whole interview was frightfully trying, and he was relieved to be alone at last.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
haughty
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hertford let him run on with this flippant sort of talk, for the sake of the information he let drop now and then.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
Hertford
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From this reading Hertford let him run on with this flippant sort of talk, for the sake of the information he let drop now and then.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hertford let him run on with this flippant sort of talk, for the sake of the information he let drop now and then.
husband
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
impatient
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From this reading He passed a sleepless night, and a restless, impatient morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
individual
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
information
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From this reading Hertford let him run on with this flippant sort of talk, for the sake of the information he let drop now and then.
interview
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From this reading The whole interview was frightfully trying, and he was relieved to be alone at last.
Kennedy
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole interview was frightfully trying, and he was relieved to be alone at last.
leaving
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Hertford let him run on with this flippant sort of talk, for the sake of the information he let drop now and then.
made
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
married
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
match
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
millionaire
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He passed a sleepless night, and a restless, impatient morning.
night
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From this reading He passed a sleepless night, and a restless, impatient morning.
now
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From this reading Hertford let him run on with this flippant sort of talk, for the sake of the information he let drop now and then.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hertford let him run on with this flippant sort of talk, for the sake of the information he let drop now and then.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hertford let him run on with this flippant sort of talk, for the sake of the information he let drop now and then.
owed
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
pain
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From this reading This made Hertford wince with pain.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He passed a sleepless night, and a restless, impatient morning.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
reality
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
relation
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The whole interview was frightfully trying, and he was relieved to be alone at last.
restless
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From this reading He passed a sleepless night, and a restless, impatient morning.
rich
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
run
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From this reading Hertford let him run on with this flippant sort of talk, for the sake of the information he let drop now and then.
said
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
sake
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From this reading Hertford let him run on with this flippant sort of talk, for the sake of the information he let drop now and then.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
sleepless
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From this reading He passed a sleepless night, and a restless, impatient morning.
sort
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From this reading Hertford let him run on with this flippant sort of talk, for the sake of the information he let drop now and then.
talk
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From this reading Hertford let him run on with this flippant sort of talk, for the sake of the information he let drop now and then.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hertford let him run on with this flippant sort of talk, for the sake of the information he let drop now and then.
then
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From this reading Hertford let him run on with this flippant sort of talk, for the sake of the information he let drop now and then.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hertford let him run on with this flippant sort of talk, for the sake of the information he let drop now and then.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
trying
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From this reading The whole interview was frightfully trying, and he was relieved to be alone at last.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
whole
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From this reading The whole interview was frightfully trying, and he was relieved to be alone at last.
wince
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From this reading This made Hertford wince with pain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hertford let him run on with this flippant sort of talk, for the sake of the information he let drop now and then.
year
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From this reading He discovered that the haughty individual who acted as her chaperon was in reality a poor relation, dependent on her bounty; though, as Kennedy said, she owed everything to this aunt, who had made this rich match for her, and had married her to a husband who died in a year, leaving her a millionaire.
