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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 Neither of the pair had come to one of the most imposing “places” in Lancashire to live a life of hermit-like seclusion and dullness.
adroitly
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From this reading T. Tembarom had looked on, an interested spectator, as these festivities had been adroitly arranged and managed for him.
all
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From this reading They had arrived with the intention of availing themselves of all such opportunities for entertainment as could be guided in their direction by the deftness of experience.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading T. Tembarom had looked on, an interested spectator, as these festivities had been adroitly arranged and managed for him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The visits of Lady Mallowe and Captain Palliser had had their features.
arranged
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From this reading T. Tembarom had looked on, an interested spectator, as these festivities had been adroitly arranged and managed for him.
arrived
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From this reading They had arrived with the intention of availing themselves of all such opportunities for entertainment as could be guided in their direction by the deftness of experience.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had arrived with the intention of availing themselves of all such opportunities for entertainment as could be guided in their direction by the deftness of experience.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As a result, there had been hospitalities at Temple Barholm such as it had not beheld during the last generation at least.
availing
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From this reading They had arrived with the intention of availing themselves of all such opportunities for entertainment as could be guided in their direction by the deftness of experience.
Barholm
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From this reading As a result, there had been hospitalities at Temple Barholm such as it had not beheld during the last generation at least.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They had arrived with the intention of availing themselves of all such opportunities for entertainment as could be guided in their direction by the deftness of experience.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As a result, there had been hospitalities at Temple Barholm such as it had not beheld during the last generation at least.
beheld
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From this reading As a result, there had been hospitalities at Temple Barholm such as it had not beheld during the last generation at least.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had arrived with the intention of availing themselves of all such opportunities for entertainment as could be guided in their direction by the deftness of experience.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The visits of Lady Mallowe and Captain Palliser had had their features.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither of the pair had come to one of the most imposing “places” in Lancashire to live a life of hermit-like seclusion and dullness.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They had arrived with the intention of availing themselves of all such opportunities for entertainment as could be guided in their direction by the deftness of experience.
deftness
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From this reading They had arrived with the intention of availing themselves of all such opportunities for entertainment as could be guided in their direction by the deftness of experience.
direction
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From this reading They had arrived with the intention of availing themselves of all such opportunities for entertainment as could be guided in their direction by the deftness of experience.
dullness
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From this reading Neither of the pair had come to one of the most imposing “places” in Lancashire to live a life of hermit-like seclusion and dullness.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading As a result, there had been hospitalities at Temple Barholm such as it had not beheld during the last generation at least.
entertainment
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From this reading They had arrived with the intention of availing themselves of all such opportunities for entertainment as could be guided in their direction by the deftness of experience.
experience
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From this reading They had arrived with the intention of availing themselves of all such opportunities for entertainment as could be guided in their direction by the deftness of experience.
features
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From this reading The visits of Lady Mallowe and Captain Palliser had had their features.
festivities
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From this reading T. Tembarom had looked on, an interested spectator, as these festivities had been adroitly arranged and managed for him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had arrived with the intention of availing themselves of all such opportunities for entertainment as could be guided in their direction by the deftness of experience.
generation
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From this reading As a result, there had been hospitalities at Temple Barholm such as it had not beheld during the last generation at least.
guided
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From this reading They had arrived with the intention of availing themselves of all such opportunities for entertainment as could be guided in their direction by the deftness of experience.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The visits of Lady Mallowe and Captain Palliser had had their features.
hermit-like
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From this reading Neither of the pair had come to one of the most imposing “places” in Lancashire to live a life of hermit-like seclusion and dullness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading T. Tembarom had looked on, an interested spectator, as these festivities had been adroitly arranged and managed for him.
hospitalities
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From this reading As a result, there had been hospitalities at Temple Barholm such as it had not beheld during the last generation at least.
imposing
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From this reading Neither of the pair had come to one of the most imposing “places” in Lancashire to live a life of hermit-like seclusion and dullness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Neither of the pair had come to one of the most imposing “places” in Lancashire to live a life of hermit-like seclusion and dullness.
intention
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From this reading They had arrived with the intention of availing themselves of all such opportunities for entertainment as could be guided in their direction by the deftness of experience.
interested
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From this reading T. Tembarom had looked on, an interested spectator, as these festivities had been adroitly arranged and managed for him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As a result, there had been hospitalities at Temple Barholm such as it had not beheld during the last generation at least.
Lady
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From this reading The visits of Lady Mallowe and Captain Palliser had had their features.
Lancashire
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From this reading Neither of the pair had come to one of the most imposing “places” in Lancashire to live a life of hermit-like seclusion and dullness.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a result, there had been hospitalities at Temple Barholm such as it had not beheld during the last generation at least.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a result, there had been hospitalities at Temple Barholm such as it had not beheld during the last generation at least.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither of the pair had come to one of the most imposing “places” in Lancashire to live a life of hermit-like seclusion and dullness.
live
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From this reading Neither of the pair had come to one of the most imposing “places” in Lancashire to live a life of hermit-like seclusion and dullness.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading T. Tembarom had looked on, an interested spectator, as these festivities had been adroitly arranged and managed for him.
Mallowe
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From this reading The visits of Lady Mallowe and Captain Palliser had had their features.
managed
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From this reading T. Tembarom had looked on, an interested spectator, as these festivities had been adroitly arranged and managed for him.
most
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From this reading Neither of the pair had come to one of the most imposing “places” in Lancashire to live a life of hermit-like seclusion and dullness.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither of the pair had come to one of the most imposing “places” in Lancashire to live a life of hermit-like seclusion and dullness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As a result, there had been hospitalities at Temple Barholm such as it had not beheld during the last generation at least.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The visits of Lady Mallowe and Captain Palliser had had their features.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading T. Tembarom had looked on, an interested spectator, as these festivities had been adroitly arranged and managed for him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Neither of the pair had come to one of the most imposing “places” in Lancashire to live a life of hermit-like seclusion and dullness.
opportunities
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From this reading They had arrived with the intention of availing themselves of all such opportunities for entertainment as could be guided in their direction by the deftness of experience.
pair
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From this reading Neither of the pair had come to one of the most imposing “places” in Lancashire to live a life of hermit-like seclusion and dullness.
Palliser
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From this reading The visits of Lady Mallowe and Captain Palliser had had their features.
places
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From this reading Neither of the pair had come to one of the most imposing “places” in Lancashire to live a life of hermit-like seclusion and dullness.
result
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From this reading As a result, there had been hospitalities at Temple Barholm such as it had not beheld during the last generation at least.
seclusion
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From this reading Neither of the pair had come to one of the most imposing “places” in Lancashire to live a life of hermit-like seclusion and dullness.
spectator
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From this reading T. Tembarom had looked on, an interested spectator, as these festivities had been adroitly arranged and managed for him.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They had arrived with the intention of availing themselves of all such opportunities for entertainment as could be guided in their direction by the deftness of experience.
T
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From this reading T. Tembarom had looked on, an interested spectator, as these festivities had been adroitly arranged and managed for him.
Tembarom
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From this reading T. Tembarom had looked on, an interested spectator, as these festivities had been adroitly arranged and managed for him.
Temple
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From this reading As a result, there had been hospitalities at Temple Barholm such as it had not beheld during the last generation at least.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The visits of Lady Mallowe and Captain Palliser had had their features.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The visits of Lady Mallowe and Captain Palliser had had their features.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They had arrived with the intention of availing themselves of all such opportunities for entertainment as could be guided in their direction by the deftness of experience.
there
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From this reading As a result, there had been hospitalities at Temple Barholm such as it had not beheld during the last generation at least.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading T. Tembarom had looked on, an interested spectator, as these festivities had been adroitly arranged and managed for him.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had arrived with the intention of availing themselves of all such opportunities for entertainment as could be guided in their direction by the deftness of experience.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neither of the pair had come to one of the most imposing “places” in Lancashire to live a life of hermit-like seclusion and dullness.
visits
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From this reading The visits of Lady Mallowe and Captain Palliser had had their features.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had arrived with the intention of availing themselves of all such opportunities for entertainment as could be guided in their direction by the deftness of experience.
