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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 All that Summer Mr. Sugden wandered about the world like a soul in pain.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All that Summer Mr. Sugden wandered about the world like a soul in pain.
All
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From this reading All that Summer Mr. Sugden wandered about the world like a soul in pain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some obliging friend had died, and left him a little money, and this was how he disposed of it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His people at home disapproved much.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
close
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From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
curacy
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From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
died
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From this reading Some obliging friend had died, and left him a little money, and this was how he disposed of it.
disapproved
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From this reading His people at home disapproved much.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some obliging friend had died, and left him a little money, and this was how he disposed of it.
everywhere
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From this reading He went everywhere, unable to settle in one place.
fell
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From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
friend
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From this reading Some obliging friend had died, and left him a little money, and this was how he disposed of it.
girl
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From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some obliging friend had died, and left him a little money, and this was how he disposed of it.
handy
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From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
happy
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From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went everywhere, unable to settle in one place.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some obliging friend had died, and left him a little money, and this was how he disposed of it.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His people at home disapproved much.
home
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From this reading His people at home disapproved much.
how
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From this reading Some obliging friend had died, and left him a little money, and this was how he disposed of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All that Summer Mr. Sugden wandered about the world like a soul in pain.
invested
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From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some obliging friend had died, and left him a little money, and this was how he disposed of it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some obliging friend had died, and left him a little money, and this was how he disposed of it.
legacy
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From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
like
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From this reading All that Summer Mr. Sugden wandered about the world like a soul in pain.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some obliging friend had died, and left him a little money, and this was how he disposed of it.
living
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From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
married
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From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
money
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From this reading Some obliging friend had died, and left him a little money, and this was how he disposed of it.
Mr
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From this reading All that Summer Mr. Sugden wandered about the world like a soul in pain.
much
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From this reading His people at home disapproved much.
nice
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From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
obliging
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From this reading Some obliging friend had died, and left him a little money, and this was how he disposed of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some obliging friend had died, and left him a little money, and this was how he disposed of it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He went everywhere, unable to settle in one place.
other
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From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
out
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From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
own
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From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
pain
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From this reading All that Summer Mr. Sugden wandered about the world like a soul in pain.
parish
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From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
people
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From this reading His people at home disapproved much.
perhaps
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From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
place
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From this reading He went everywhere, unable to settle in one place.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
settle
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From this reading He went everywhere, unable to settle in one place.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
Some
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From this reading Some obliging friend had died, and left him a little money, and this was how he disposed of it.
soon
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From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
soul
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From this reading All that Summer Mr. Sugden wandered about the world like a soul in pain.
Sugden
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From this reading All that Summer Mr. Sugden wandered about the world like a soul in pain.
Summer
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From this reading All that Summer Mr. Sugden wandered about the world like a soul in pain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that Summer Mr. Sugden wandered about the world like a soul in pain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All that Summer Mr. Sugden wandered about the world like a soul in pain.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some obliging friend had died, and left him a little money, and this was how he disposed of it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went everywhere, unable to settle in one place.
unable
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From this reading He went everywhere, unable to settle in one place.
vacant
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From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
wandered
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From this reading All that Summer Mr. Sugden wandered about the world like a soul in pain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some obliging friend had died, and left him a little money, and this was how he disposed of it.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went everywhere, unable to settle in one place.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They thought he ought to have been happy in the other curacy which they had found him quite close to his own parish, and should have invested his legacy, and perhaps looked out for some nice girl with money, and married as soon as a handy living fell vacant.
world
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From this reading All that Summer Mr. Sugden wandered about the world like a soul in pain.
