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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 had never thought that George Hotspur would make a fitting husband for his daughter.
advantages
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From this reading But, without so thinking, he had allowed his mind to dwell upon the outside advantages of the connection, dreaming of a fitness which he knew did not exist, till he had vacillated, and the evil thing had come upon him.
Airey
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From this reading Indeed he had so felt from the first moment in which George had begun to tell him of what had occurred at Airey Force.
all
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From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
allowed
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From this reading But, without so thinking, he had allowed his mind to dwell upon the outside advantages of the connection, dreaming of a fitness which he knew did not exist, till he had vacillated, and the evil thing had come upon him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But, without so thinking, he had allowed his mind to dwell upon the outside advantages of the connection, dreaming of a fitness which he knew did not exist, till he had vacillated, and the evil thing had come upon him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Indeed he had so felt from the first moment in which George had begun to tell him of what had occurred at Airey Force.
authority
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From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
begun
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From this reading Indeed he had so felt from the first moment in which George had begun to tell him of what had occurred at Airey Force.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, without so thinking, he had allowed his mind to dwell upon the outside advantages of the connection, dreaming of a fitness which he knew did not exist, till he had vacillated, and the evil thing had come upon him.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, without so thinking, he had allowed his mind to dwell upon the outside advantages of the connection, dreaming of a fitness which he knew did not exist, till he had vacillated, and the evil thing had come upon him.
connection
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From this reading But, without so thinking, he had allowed his mind to dwell upon the outside advantages of the connection, dreaming of a fitness which he knew did not exist, till he had vacillated, and the evil thing had come upon him.
cousin's
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From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
daughter
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From this reading He had never thought that George Hotspur would make a fitting husband for his daughter.
DESERT
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From this reading "I WILL NOT DESERT HIM."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But, without so thinking, he had allowed his mind to dwell upon the outside advantages of the connection, dreaming of a fitness which he knew did not exist, till he had vacillated, and the evil thing had come upon him.
dreaming
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From this reading But, without so thinking, he had allowed his mind to dwell upon the outside advantages of the connection, dreaming of a fitness which he knew did not exist, till he had vacillated, and the evil thing had come upon him.
dwell
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From this reading But, without so thinking, he had allowed his mind to dwell upon the outside advantages of the connection, dreaming of a fitness which he knew did not exist, till he had vacillated, and the evil thing had come upon him.
enough
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From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
evil
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From this reading But, without so thinking, he had allowed his mind to dwell upon the outside advantages of the connection, dreaming of a fitness which he knew did not exist, till he had vacillated, and the evil thing had come upon him.
exist
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From this reading But, without so thinking, he had allowed his mind to dwell upon the outside advantages of the connection, dreaming of a fitness which he knew did not exist, till he had vacillated, and the evil thing had come upon him.
felt
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From this reading Indeed he had so felt from the first moment in which George had begun to tell him of what had occurred at Airey Force.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed he had so felt from the first moment in which George had begun to tell him of what had occurred at Airey Force.
fitness
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From this reading But, without so thinking, he had allowed his mind to dwell upon the outside advantages of the connection, dreaming of a fitness which he knew did not exist, till he had vacillated, and the evil thing had come upon him.
fitting
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From this reading He had never thought that George Hotspur would make a fitting husband for his daughter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
Force
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From this reading Indeed he had so felt from the first moment in which George had begun to tell him of what had occurred at Airey Force.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Indeed he had so felt from the first moment in which George had begun to tell him of what had occurred at Airey Force.
George
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From this reading Indeed he had so felt from the first moment in which George had begun to tell him of what had occurred at Airey Force.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
Harry
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From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
heard
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From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
HIMpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I WILL NOT DESERT HIM."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
Hotspur
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From this reading He had never thought that George Hotspur would make a fitting husband for his daughter.
Humblethwaite
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From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
husband
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From this reading He had never thought that George Hotspur would make a fitting husband for his daughter.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I WILL NOT DESERT HIM."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed he had so felt from the first moment in which George had begun to tell him of what had occurred at Airey Force.
knew
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From this reading But, without so thinking, he had allowed his mind to dwell upon the outside advantages of the connection, dreaming of a fitness which he knew did not exist, till he had vacillated, and the evil thing had come upon him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
London
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From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
match
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From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, without so thinking, he had allowed his mind to dwell upon the outside advantages of the connection, dreaming of a fitness which he knew did not exist, till he had vacillated, and the evil thing had come upon him.
moment
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From this reading Indeed he had so felt from the first moment in which George had begun to tell him of what had occurred at Airey Force.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never thought that George Hotspur would make a fitting husband for his daughter.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I WILL NOT DESERT HIM."
occurred
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From this reading Indeed he had so felt from the first moment in which George had begun to tell him of what had occurred at Airey Force.
October
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From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
opposed
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From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But, without so thinking, he had allowed his mind to dwell upon the outside advantages of the connection, dreaming of a fitness which he knew did not exist, till he had vacillated, and the evil thing had come upon him.
sins
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From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Indeed he had so felt from the first moment in which George had begun to tell him of what had occurred at Airey Force.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed he had so felt from the first moment in which George had begun to tell him of what had occurred at Airey Force.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, without so thinking, he had allowed his mind to dwell upon the outside advantages of the connection, dreaming of a fitness which he knew did not exist, till he had vacillated, and the evil thing had come upon him.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, without so thinking, he had allowed his mind to dwell upon the outside advantages of the connection, dreaming of a fitness which he knew did not exist, till he had vacillated, and the evil thing had come upon him.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never thought that George Hotspur would make a fitting husband for his daughter.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But, without so thinking, he had allowed his mind to dwell upon the outside advantages of the connection, dreaming of a fitness which he knew did not exist, till he had vacillated, and the evil thing had come upon him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But, without so thinking, he had allowed his mind to dwell upon the outside advantages of the connection, dreaming of a fitness which he knew did not exist, till he had vacillated, and the evil thing had come upon him.
vacillated
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From this reading But, without so thinking, he had allowed his mind to dwell upon the outside advantages of the connection, dreaming of a fitness which he knew did not exist, till he had vacillated, and the evil thing had come upon him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Indeed he had so felt from the first moment in which George had begun to tell him of what had occurred at Airey Force.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Indeed he had so felt from the first moment in which George had begun to tell him of what had occurred at Airey Force.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I WILL NOT DESERT HIM."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir Harry, before he had left Humblethwaite for London in October, had heard enough of his cousin's sins to make him sure that the match must be opposed with all his authority.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But, without so thinking, he had allowed his mind to dwell upon the outside advantages of the connection, dreaming of a fitness which he knew did not exist, till he had vacillated, and the evil thing had come upon him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had never thought that George Hotspur would make a fitting husband for his daughter.
