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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 It was quite out of the question that the Duke should himself interfere in such a matter, or know anything about it; but Lord Chiltern, with headstrong resolution, had persisted in writing to the Duke himself.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
almost
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From this reading Trumpeton Wood belonged to that old friend of ours, the Duke of Omnium, who had now almost fallen into second childhood.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading It was quite out of the question that the Duke should himself interfere in such a matter, or know anything about it; but Lord Chiltern, with headstrong resolution, had persisted in writing to the Duke himself.
arisen
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From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
belonged
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From this reading Trumpeton Wood belonged to that old friend of ours, the Duke of Omnium, who had now almost fallen into second childhood.
Brake
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From this reading In the meantime the hunting season was going on in the Brake country with chequered success.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was quite out of the question that the Duke should himself interfere in such a matter, or know anything about it; but Lord Chiltern, with headstrong resolution, had persisted in writing to the Duke himself.
chequered
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From this reading In the meantime the hunting season was going on in the Brake country with chequered success.
childhood
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From this reading Trumpeton Wood belonged to that old friend of ours, the Duke of Omnium, who had now almost fallen into second childhood.
Chiltern
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From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
country
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From this reading In the meantime the hunting season was going on in the Brake country with chequered success.
doomed
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From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
Duke
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From this reading Trumpeton Wood belonged to that old friend of ours, the Duke of Omnium, who had now almost fallen into second childhood.
fallen
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From this reading Trumpeton Wood belonged to that old friend of ours, the Duke of Omnium, who had now almost fallen into second childhood.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
friend
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From this reading Trumpeton Wood belonged to that old friend of ours, the Duke of Omnium, who had now almost fallen into second childhood.
going
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From this reading In the meantime the hunting season was going on in the Brake country with chequered success.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
headstrong
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From this reading It was quite out of the question that the Duke should himself interfere in such a matter, or know anything about it; but Lord Chiltern, with headstrong resolution, had persisted in writing to the Duke himself.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was quite out of the question that the Duke should himself interfere in such a matter, or know anything about it; but Lord Chiltern, with headstrong resolution, had persisted in writing to the Duke himself.
hunting
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From this reading In the meantime the hunting season was going on in the Brake country with chequered success.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime the hunting season was going on in the Brake country with chequered success.
interfere
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From this reading It was quite out of the question that the Duke should himself interfere in such a matter, or know anything about it; but Lord Chiltern, with headstrong resolution, had persisted in writing to the Duke himself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Trumpeton Wood belonged to that old friend of ours, the Duke of Omnium, who had now almost fallen into second childhood.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was quite out of the question that the Duke should himself interfere in such a matter, or know anything about it; but Lord Chiltern, with headstrong resolution, had persisted in writing to the Duke himself.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite out of the question that the Duke should himself interfere in such a matter, or know anything about it; but Lord Chiltern, with headstrong resolution, had persisted in writing to the Duke himself.
Lord
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From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
matter
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From this reading It was quite out of the question that the Duke should himself interfere in such a matter, or know anything about it; but Lord Chiltern, with headstrong resolution, had persisted in writing to the Duke himself.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime the hunting season was going on in the Brake country with chequered success.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
months
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From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
much
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From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
now
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From this reading Trumpeton Wood belonged to that old friend of ours, the Duke of Omnium, who had now almost fallen into second childhood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
old
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From this reading Trumpeton Wood belonged to that old friend of ours, the Duke of Omnium, who had now almost fallen into second childhood.
Omnium
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From this reading Trumpeton Wood belonged to that old friend of ours, the Duke of Omnium, who had now almost fallen into second childhood.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the meantime the hunting season was going on in the Brake country with chequered success.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was quite out of the question that the Duke should himself interfere in such a matter, or know anything about it; but Lord Chiltern, with headstrong resolution, had persisted in writing to the Duke himself.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Trumpeton Wood belonged to that old friend of ours, the Duke of Omnium, who had now almost fallen into second childhood.
out
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From this reading It was quite out of the question that the Duke should himself interfere in such a matter, or know anything about it; but Lord Chiltern, with headstrong resolution, had persisted in writing to the Duke himself.
persisted
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From this reading It was quite out of the question that the Duke should himself interfere in such a matter, or know anything about it; but Lord Chiltern, with headstrong resolution, had persisted in writing to the Duke himself.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite out of the question that the Duke should himself interfere in such a matter, or know anything about it; but Lord Chiltern, with headstrong resolution, had persisted in writing to the Duke himself.
resolution
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From this reading It was quite out of the question that the Duke should himself interfere in such a matter, or know anything about it; but Lord Chiltern, with headstrong resolution, had persisted in writing to the Duke himself.
season
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From this reading In the meantime the hunting season was going on in the Brake country with chequered success.
second
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From this reading Trumpeton Wood belonged to that old friend of ours, the Duke of Omnium, who had now almost fallen into second childhood.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was quite out of the question that the Duke should himself interfere in such a matter, or know anything about it; but Lord Chiltern, with headstrong resolution, had persisted in writing to the Duke himself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
sporting
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From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
state
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From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
success
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From this reading In the meantime the hunting season was going on in the Brake country with chequered success.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was quite out of the question that the Duke should himself interfere in such a matter, or know anything about it; but Lord Chiltern, with headstrong resolution, had persisted in writing to the Duke himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Trumpeton Wood belonged to that old friend of ours, the Duke of Omnium, who had now almost fallen into second childhood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the meantime the hunting season was going on in the Brake country with chequered success.
There
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From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
TRUMPETON
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From this reading TRUMPETON WOOD.
twelve
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From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
unhappy
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From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the meantime the hunting season was going on in the Brake country with chequered success.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Trumpeton Wood belonged to that old friend of ours, the Duke of Omnium, who had now almost fallen into second childhood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the meantime the hunting season was going on in the Brake country with chequered success.
WOOD
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From this reading TRUMPETON WOOD.
world
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From this reading There had arisen the great Trumpeton Wood question, about which the sporting world was doomed to hear so much for the next twelve months,--and Lord Chiltern was in an unhappy state of mind.
writing
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From this reading It was quite out of the question that the Duke should himself interfere in such a matter, or know anything about it; but Lord Chiltern, with headstrong resolution, had persisted in writing to the Duke himself.
