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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr. Belton came to the castle, and nothing further had been said at the cottage about his coming.
almost
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From this reading Clara had seen Mrs. Askerton in the meantime frequently, but that lady had kept her promise--almost to Clara's disappointment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Belton came to the castle, and nothing further had been said at the cottage about his coming.
any
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From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
Askerton
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From this reading Clara had seen Mrs. Askerton in the meantime frequently, but that lady had kept her promise--almost to Clara's disappointment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Belton came to the castle, and nothing further had been said at the cottage about his coming.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Belton came to the castle, and nothing further had been said at the cottage about his coming.
BELTON
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From this reading WILL BELTON.
Belton's
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From this reading Her father, indeed, mentioned Belton's name very frequently, saying something with reference to him every time he found himself in his daughter's presence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Clara had seen Mrs. Askerton in the meantime frequently, but that lady had kept her promise--almost to Clara's disappointment.
came
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From this reading Mr. Belton came to the castle, and nothing further had been said at the cottage about his coming.
castle
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From this reading Mr. Belton came to the castle, and nothing further had been said at the cottage about his coming.
Clara
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From this reading Clara had seen Mrs. Askerton in the meantime frequently, but that lady had kept her promise--almost to Clara's disappointment.
Clara's
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From this reading Clara had seen Mrs. Askerton in the meantime frequently, but that lady had kept her promise--almost to Clara's disappointment.
coming
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From this reading Mr. Belton came to the castle, and nothing further had been said at the cottage about his coming.
cottage
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From this reading Mr. Belton came to the castle, and nothing further had been said at the cottage about his coming.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
cousin
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From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
curiosity
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From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
daughter's
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From this reading Her father, indeed, mentioned Belton's name very frequently, saying something with reference to him every time he found himself in his daughter's presence.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Clara had seen Mrs. Askerton in the meantime frequently, but that lady had kept her promise--almost to Clara's disappointment.
disliked
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From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Her father, indeed, mentioned Belton's name very frequently, saying something with reference to him every time he found himself in his daughter's presence.
father
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From this reading Her father, indeed, mentioned Belton's name very frequently, saying something with reference to him every time he found himself in his daughter's presence.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father, indeed, mentioned Belton's name very frequently, saying something with reference to him every time he found himself in his daughter's presence.
frequently
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From this reading Clara had seen Mrs. Askerton in the meantime frequently, but that lady had kept her promise--almost to Clara's disappointment.
further
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From this reading Mr. Belton came to the castle, and nothing further had been said at the cottage about his coming.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Belton came to the castle, and nothing further had been said at the cottage about his coming.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her father, indeed, mentioned Belton's name very frequently, saying something with reference to him every time he found himself in his daughter's presence.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Clara had seen Mrs. Askerton in the meantime frequently, but that lady had kept her promise--almost to Clara's disappointment.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her father, indeed, mentioned Belton's name very frequently, saying something with reference to him every time he found himself in his daughter's presence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Belton came to the castle, and nothing further had been said at the cottage about his coming.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clara had seen Mrs. Askerton in the meantime frequently, but that lady had kept her promise--almost to Clara's disappointment.
indeed
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From this reading Her father, indeed, mentioned Belton's name very frequently, saying something with reference to him every time he found himself in his daughter's presence.
kept
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From this reading Clara had seen Mrs. Askerton in the meantime frequently, but that lady had kept her promise--almost to Clara's disappointment.
lady
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From this reading Clara had seen Mrs. Askerton in the meantime frequently, but that lady had kept her promise--almost to Clara's disappointment.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading Clara had seen Mrs. Askerton in the meantime frequently, but that lady had kept her promise--almost to Clara's disappointment.
mentioned
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From this reading Her father, indeed, mentioned Belton's name very frequently, saying something with reference to him every time he found himself in his daughter's presence.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Belton came to the castle, and nothing further had been said at the cottage about his coming.
Mrs
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From this reading Clara had seen Mrs. Askerton in the meantime frequently, but that lady had kept her promise--almost to Clara's disappointment.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father, indeed, mentioned Belton's name very frequently, saying something with reference to him every time he found himself in his daughter's presence.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mr. Belton came to the castle, and nothing further had been said at the cottage about his coming.
presence
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From this reading Her father, indeed, mentioned Belton's name very frequently, saying something with reference to him every time he found himself in his daughter's presence.
promise
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From this reading Clara had seen Mrs. Askerton in the meantime frequently, but that lady had kept her promise--almost to Clara's disappointment.
proposition
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From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
reference
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From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
said
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From this reading Mr. Belton came to the castle, and nothing further had been said at the cottage about his coming.
saying
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From this reading Her father, indeed, mentioned Belton's name very frequently, saying something with reference to him every time he found himself in his daughter's presence.
seen
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From this reading Clara had seen Mrs. Askerton in the meantime frequently, but that lady had kept her promise--almost to Clara's disappointment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Her father, indeed, mentioned Belton's name very frequently, saying something with reference to him every time he found himself in his daughter's presence.
special
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From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
stranger
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From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
sufficient
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From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
talk
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From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Clara had seen Mrs. Askerton in the meantime frequently, but that lady had kept her promise--almost to Clara's disappointment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Belton came to the castle, and nothing further had been said at the cottage about his coming.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father, indeed, mentioned Belton's name very frequently, saying something with reference to him every time he found himself in his daughter's presence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Belton came to the castle, and nothing further had been said at the cottage about his coming.
truth
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From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
very
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From this reading Her father, indeed, mentioned Belton's name very frequently, saying something with reference to him every time he found himself in his daughter's presence.
views
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From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WILL BELTON.
wish
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From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For she--though she had in truth disliked the proposition that her cousin could be coming with any special views with reference to herself had nevertheless sufficient curiosity about the stranger to wish to talk about him.
