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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 There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
affairs
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From this reading There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
all
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From this reading There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There were debts to be paid, among which Mr. Neefit's stood certainly first.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was first in magnitude, and first in obligation; but it gave Ralph no manner of uneasiness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
best
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From this reading He had really done his best to get Polly to marry him, and, luckily for him,--by the direct interposition of some divine Providence, as it now seemed to Ralph,--Polly had twice refused him.
business
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From this reading There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was first in magnitude, and first in obligation; but it gave Ralph no manner of uneasiness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had really done his best to get Polly to marry him, and, luckily for him,--by the direct interposition of some divine Providence, as it now seemed to Ralph,--Polly had twice refused him.
certainly
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From this reading There were debts to be paid, among which Mr. Neefit's stood certainly first.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
debts
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From this reading There were debts to be paid, among which Mr. Neefit's stood certainly first.
direct
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From this reading He had really done his best to get Polly to marry him, and, luckily for him,--by the direct interposition of some divine Providence, as it now seemed to Ralph,--Polly had twice refused him.
divine
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From this reading He had really done his best to get Polly to marry him, and, luckily for him,--by the direct interposition of some divine Providence, as it now seemed to Ralph,--Polly had twice refused him.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were debts to be paid, among which Mr. Neefit's stood certainly first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had really done his best to get Polly to marry him, and, luckily for him,--by the direct interposition of some divine Providence, as it now seemed to Ralph,--Polly had twice refused him.
gave
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From this reading It was first in magnitude, and first in obligation; but it gave Ralph no manner of uneasiness.
get
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From this reading He had really done his best to get Polly to marry him, and, luckily for him,--by the direct interposition of some divine Providence, as it now seemed to Ralph,--Polly had twice refused him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had really done his best to get Polly to marry him, and, luckily for him,--by the direct interposition of some divine Providence, as it now seemed to Ralph,--Polly had twice refused him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had really done his best to get Polly to marry him, and, luckily for him,--by the direct interposition of some divine Providence, as it now seemed to Ralph,--Polly had twice refused him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had really done his best to get Polly to marry him, and, luckily for him,--by the direct interposition of some divine Providence, as it now seemed to Ralph,--Polly had twice refused him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was first in magnitude, and first in obligation; but it gave Ralph no manner of uneasiness.
interposition
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From this reading He had really done his best to get Polly to marry him, and, luckily for him,--by the direct interposition of some divine Providence, as it now seemed to Ralph,--Polly had twice refused him.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NEEFIT MEANS TO STICK TO IT.
luckily
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From this reading He had really done his best to get Polly to marry him, and, luckily for him,--by the direct interposition of some divine Providence, as it now seemed to Ralph,--Polly had twice refused him.
magnitude
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From this reading It was first in magnitude, and first in obligation; but it gave Ralph no manner of uneasiness.
manner
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From this reading It was first in magnitude, and first in obligation; but it gave Ralph no manner of uneasiness.
marry
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From this reading He had really done his best to get Polly to marry him, and, luckily for him,--by the direct interposition of some divine Providence, as it now seemed to Ralph,--Polly had twice refused him.
matter
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From this reading There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
MEANS
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From this reading NEEFIT MEANS TO STICK TO IT.
Mr
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From this reading There were debts to be paid, among which Mr. Neefit's stood certainly first.
NEEFIT
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From this reading NEEFIT MEANS TO STICK TO IT.
Neefit's
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From this reading There were debts to be paid, among which Mr. Neefit's stood certainly first.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was first in magnitude, and first in obligation; but it gave Ralph no manner of uneasiness.
now
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From this reading He had really done his best to get Polly to marry him, and, luckily for him,--by the direct interposition of some divine Providence, as it now seemed to Ralph,--Polly had twice refused him.
obligation
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From this reading It was first in magnitude, and first in obligation; but it gave Ralph no manner of uneasiness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
paid
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From this reading There were debts to be paid, among which Mr. Neefit's stood certainly first.
Polly
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From this reading He had really done his best to get Polly to marry him, and, luckily for him,--by the direct interposition of some divine Providence, as it now seemed to Ralph,--Polly had twice refused him.
properly
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From this reading There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading He had really done his best to get Polly to marry him, and, luckily for him,--by the direct interposition of some divine Providence, as it now seemed to Ralph,--Polly had twice refused him.
Ralph
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From this reading It was first in magnitude, and first in obligation; but it gave Ralph no manner of uneasiness.
really
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From this reading He had really done his best to get Polly to marry him, and, luckily for him,--by the direct interposition of some divine Providence, as it now seemed to Ralph,--Polly had twice refused him.
refused
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From this reading He had really done his best to get Polly to marry him, and, luckily for him,--by the direct interposition of some divine Providence, as it now seemed to Ralph,--Polly had twice refused him.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had really done his best to get Polly to marry him, and, luckily for him,--by the direct interposition of some divine Providence, as it now seemed to Ralph,--Polly had twice refused him.
settled
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From this reading There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
some
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From this reading There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
Squire
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From this reading There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
STICK
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From this reading NEEFIT MEANS TO STICK TO IT.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were debts to be paid, among which Mr. Neefit's stood certainly first.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
There
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From this reading There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NEEFIT MEANS TO STICK TO IT.
twice
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From this reading He had really done his best to get Polly to marry him, and, luckily for him,--by the direct interposition of some divine Providence, as it now seemed to Ralph,--Polly had twice refused him.
uneasiness
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From this reading It was first in magnitude, and first in obligation; but it gave Ralph no manner of uneasiness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were debts to be paid, among which Mr. Neefit's stood certainly first.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were debts to be paid, among which Mr. Neefit's stood certainly first.
young
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From this reading There was some business to be done as a matter of course before the young Squire could have all his affairs properly settled.
