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actual
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From this reading Of course in the mind of the judge all this amounted to an actual giving away of his daughter.
all
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From this reading Of course in the mind of the judge all this amounted to an actual giving away of his daughter.
amounted
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From this reading Of course in the mind of the judge all this amounted to an actual giving away of his daughter.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Of course in the mind of the judge all this amounted to an actual giving away of his daughter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he had gone on to declare that he had given his permission to Felix Graham to say anything that he had got to say, and finally had undertaken to invite Felix Graham to spend the assize week at Noningsby.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Then he had gone on to declare that he had given his permission to Felix Graham to say anything that he had got to say, and finally had undertaken to invite Felix Graham to spend the assize week at Noningsby.
assize
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From this reading Then he had gone on to declare that he had given his permission to Felix Graham to say anything that he had got to say, and finally had undertaken to invite Felix Graham to spend the assize week at Noningsby.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he had gone on to declare that he had given his permission to Felix Graham to say anything that he had got to say, and finally had undertaken to invite Felix Graham to spend the assize week at Noningsby.
away
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From this reading Of course in the mind of the judge all this amounted to an actual giving away of his daughter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was thus that the judge had declared to his daughter his opinion of what had better be done in that matter of Felix Graham.
better
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From this reading It was thus that the judge had declared to his daughter his opinion of what had better be done in that matter of Felix Graham.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you love the man, let him come."
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course in the mind of the judge all this amounted to an actual giving away of his daughter.
daughter
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From this reading It was thus that the judge had declared to his daughter his opinion of what had better be done in that matter of Felix Graham.
declare
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From this reading Then he had gone on to declare that he had given his permission to Felix Graham to say anything that he had got to say, and finally had undertaken to invite Felix Graham to spend the assize week at Noningsby.
declared
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From this reading It was thus that the judge had declared to his daughter his opinion of what had better be done in that matter of Felix Graham.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was thus that the judge had declared to his daughter his opinion of what had better be done in that matter of Felix Graham.
FELIX
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From this reading FELIX GRAHAM RETURNS TO NONINGSBY.
finally
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From this reading Then he had gone on to declare that he had given his permission to Felix Graham to say anything that he had got to say, and finally had undertaken to invite Felix Graham to spend the assize week at Noningsby.
given
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From this reading Then he had gone on to declare that he had given his permission to Felix Graham to say anything that he had got to say, and finally had undertaken to invite Felix Graham to spend the assize week at Noningsby.
giving
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From this reading Of course in the mind of the judge all this amounted to an actual giving away of his daughter.
gone
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From this reading Then he had gone on to declare that he had given his permission to Felix Graham to say anything that he had got to say, and finally had undertaken to invite Felix Graham to spend the assize week at Noningsby.
got
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From this reading Then he had gone on to declare that he had given his permission to Felix Graham to say anything that he had got to say, and finally had undertaken to invite Felix Graham to spend the assize week at Noningsby.
GRAHAM
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From this reading FELIX GRAHAM RETURNS TO NONINGSBY.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was thus that the judge had declared to his daughter his opinion of what had better be done in that matter of Felix Graham.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he had gone on to declare that he had given his permission to Felix Graham to say anything that he had got to say, and finally had undertaken to invite Felix Graham to spend the assize week at Noningsby.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you love the man, let him come."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was thus that the judge had declared to his daughter his opinion of what had better be done in that matter of Felix Graham.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you love the man, let him come."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was thus that the judge had declared to his daughter his opinion of what had better be done in that matter of Felix Graham.
invite
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From this reading Then he had gone on to declare that he had given his permission to Felix Graham to say anything that he had got to say, and finally had undertaken to invite Felix Graham to spend the assize week at Noningsby.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was thus that the judge had declared to his daughter his opinion of what had better be done in that matter of Felix Graham.
judge
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From this reading It was thus that the judge had declared to his daughter his opinion of what had better be done in that matter of Felix Graham.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "If you love the man, let him come."
love
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From this reading "If you love the man, let him come."
man
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From this reading "If you love the man, let him come."
matter
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From this reading It was thus that the judge had declared to his daughter his opinion of what had better be done in that matter of Felix Graham.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course in the mind of the judge all this amounted to an actual giving away of his daughter.
NONINGSBY
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From this reading FELIX GRAHAM RETURNS TO NONINGSBY.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was thus that the judge had declared to his daughter his opinion of what had better be done in that matter of Felix Graham.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he had gone on to declare that he had given his permission to Felix Graham to say anything that he had got to say, and finally had undertaken to invite Felix Graham to spend the assize week at Noningsby.
opinion
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From this reading It was thus that the judge had declared to his daughter his opinion of what had better be done in that matter of Felix Graham.
permission
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From this reading Then he had gone on to declare that he had given his permission to Felix Graham to say anything that he had got to say, and finally had undertaken to invite Felix Graham to spend the assize week at Noningsby.
RETURNS
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From this reading FELIX GRAHAM RETURNS TO NONINGSBY.
say
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From this reading Then he had gone on to declare that he had given his permission to Felix Graham to say anything that he had got to say, and finally had undertaken to invite Felix Graham to spend the assize week at Noningsby.
spend
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From this reading Then he had gone on to declare that he had given his permission to Felix Graham to say anything that he had got to say, and finally had undertaken to invite Felix Graham to spend the assize week at Noningsby.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was thus that the judge had declared to his daughter his opinion of what had better be done in that matter of Felix Graham.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If you love the man, let him come."
Then
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From this reading Then he had gone on to declare that he had given his permission to Felix Graham to say anything that he had got to say, and finally had undertaken to invite Felix Graham to spend the assize week at Noningsby.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of course in the mind of the judge all this amounted to an actual giving away of his daughter.
thus
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From this reading It was thus that the judge had declared to his daughter his opinion of what had better be done in that matter of Felix Graham.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FELIX GRAHAM RETURNS TO NONINGSBY.
undertaken
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From this reading Then he had gone on to declare that he had given his permission to Felix Graham to say anything that he had got to say, and finally had undertaken to invite Felix Graham to spend the assize week at Noningsby.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was thus that the judge had declared to his daughter his opinion of what had better be done in that matter of Felix Graham.
week
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From this reading Then he had gone on to declare that he had given his permission to Felix Graham to say anything that he had got to say, and finally had undertaken to invite Felix Graham to spend the assize week at Noningsby.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was thus that the judge had declared to his daughter his opinion of what had better be done in that matter of Felix Graham.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you love the man, let him come."
