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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 If Dudgeon had had his way the night before, I should have been arrested on my uncle’s land and by my uncle’s agent, a culmination of ill-luck.
affairs
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From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A little after noon I started, in a hired chaise, by way of Dunstable.
agent
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From this reading If Dudgeon had had his way the night before, I should have been arrested on my uncle’s land and by my uncle’s agent, a culmination of ill-luck.
Amersham
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From this reading By that time we had grown to be extremely familiar; and I would very willingly have kept him by me, and even carried him to Amersham Place.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By eight the next morning Dudgeon and I had made our parting.
appeared
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From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
arrested
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From this reading If Dudgeon had had his way the night before, I should have been arrested on my uncle’s land and by my uncle’s agent, a culmination of ill-luck.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By that time we had grown to be extremely familiar; and I would very willingly have kept him by me, and even carried him to Amersham Place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If Dudgeon had had his way the night before, I should have been arrested on my uncle’s land and by my uncle’s agent, a culmination of ill-luck.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If Dudgeon had had his way the night before, I should have been arrested on my uncle’s land and by my uncle’s agent, a culmination of ill-luck.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By eight the next morning Dudgeon and I had made our parting.
carried
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From this reading By that time we had grown to be extremely familiar; and I would very willingly have kept him by me, and even carried him to Amersham Place.
chaise
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From this reading A little after noon I started, in a hired chaise, by way of Dunstable.
Count
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From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
culmination
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From this reading If Dudgeon had had his way the night before, I should have been arrested on my uncle’s land and by my uncle’s agent, a culmination of ill-luck.
Dudgeon
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From this reading By eight the next morning Dudgeon and I had made our parting.
due
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From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
Dunstable
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From this reading A little after noon I started, in a hired chaise, by way of Dunstable.
eight
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From this reading By eight the next morning Dudgeon and I had made our parting.
estate
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From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By that time we had grown to be extremely familiar; and I would very willingly have kept him by me, and even carried him to Amersham Place.
extremely
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From this reading By that time we had grown to be extremely familiar; and I would very willingly have kept him by me, and even carried him to Amersham Place.
familiar
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From this reading By that time we had grown to be extremely familiar; and I would very willingly have kept him by me, and even carried him to Amersham Place.
great-uncle
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From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
grown
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From this reading By that time we had grown to be extremely familiar; and I would very willingly have kept him by me, and even carried him to Amersham Place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By eight the next morning Dudgeon and I had made our parting.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By that time we had grown to be extremely familiar; and I would very willingly have kept him by me, and even carried him to Amersham Place.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By that time we had grown to be extremely familiar; and I would very willingly have kept him by me, and even carried him to Amersham Place.
hired
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From this reading A little after noon I started, in a hired chaise, by way of Dunstable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If Dudgeon had had his way the night before, I should have been arrested on my uncle’s land and by my uncle’s agent, a culmination of ill-luck.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By eight the next morning Dudgeon and I had made our parting.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Dudgeon had had his way the night before, I should have been arrested on my uncle’s land and by my uncle’s agent, a culmination of ill-luck.
ill-luck
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From this reading If Dudgeon had had his way the night before, I should have been arrested on my uncle’s land and by my uncle’s agent, a culmination of ill-luck.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
kept
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From this reading By that time we had grown to be extremely familiar; and I would very willingly have kept him by me, and even carried him to Amersham Place.
land
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From this reading If Dudgeon had had his way the night before, I should have been arrested on my uncle’s land and by my uncle’s agent, a culmination of ill-luck.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little after noon I started, in a hired chaise, by way of Dunstable.
made
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From this reading By eight the next morning Dudgeon and I had made our parting.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By that time we had grown to be extremely familiar; and I would very willingly have kept him by me, and even carried him to Amersham Place.
met
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From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By eight the next morning Dudgeon and I had made our parting.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By eight the next morning Dudgeon and I had made our parting.
night
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From this reading If Dudgeon had had his way the night before, I should have been arrested on my uncle’s land and by my uncle’s agent, a culmination of ill-luck.
noon
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From this reading A little after noon I started, in a hired chaise, by way of Dunstable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading By eight the next morning Dudgeon and I had made our parting.
outlying
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From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
parting
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From this reading By eight the next morning Dudgeon and I had made our parting.
Place
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From this reading By that time we had grown to be extremely familiar; and I would very willingly have kept him by me, and even carried him to Amersham Place.
public-house
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From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
shire
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From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If Dudgeon had had his way the night before, I should have been arrested on my uncle’s land and by my uncle’s agent, a culmination of ill-luck.
some
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From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
started
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From this reading A little after noon I started, in a hired chaise, by way of Dunstable.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By that time we had grown to be extremely familiar; and I would very willingly have kept him by me, and even carried him to Amersham Place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By eight the next morning Dudgeon and I had made our parting.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By that time we had grown to be extremely familiar; and I would very willingly have kept him by me, and even carried him to Amersham Place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By that time we had grown to be extremely familiar; and I would very willingly have kept him by me, and even carried him to Amersham Place.
uncle's
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From this reading If Dudgeon had had his way the night before, I should have been arrested on my uncle’s land and by my uncle’s agent, a culmination of ill-luck.
very
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From this reading By that time we had grown to be extremely familiar; and I would very willingly have kept him by me, and even carried him to Amersham Place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
way
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From this reading If Dudgeon had had his way the night before, I should have been arrested on my uncle’s land and by my uncle’s agent, a culmination of ill-luck.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading By that time we had grown to be extremely familiar; and I would very willingly have kept him by me, and even carried him to Amersham Place.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But it appeared he was due at the public-house where we had met, on some affairs of my great-uncle the Count, who had an outlying estate in that part of the shire.
willingly
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From this reading By that time we had grown to be extremely familiar; and I would very willingly have kept him by me, and even carried him to Amersham Place.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading By that time we had grown to be extremely familiar; and I would very willingly have kept him by me, and even carried him to Amersham Place.
