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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 come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
afterward
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From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
ambassador
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From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It remained for the ungracious, silent little Dutchman, who came afterward, to raise England once more to her proper place among the nations.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
Andrew
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From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
bringing
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From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Charles the Second was but a subsidized vassal of Louis the Fourteenth, as every one knew.
came
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From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
Charles
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From this reading Charles the Second was but a subsidized vassal of Louis the Fourteenth, as every one knew.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
considered
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From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
Corbet
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From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
cousin
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From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
days
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From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
Dutchman
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From this reading It remained for the ungracious, silent little Dutchman, who came afterward, to raise England once more to her proper place among the nations.
England
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From this reading It remained for the ungracious, silent little Dutchman, who came afterward, to raise England once more to her proper place among the nations.
English
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From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
Englishman
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From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
Europe
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From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
evening
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From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Charles the Second was but a subsidized vassal of Louis the Fourteenth, as every one knew.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
extent
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From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
father
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From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
Fourteenth
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From this reading Charles the Second was but a subsidized vassal of Louis the Fourteenth, as every one knew.
GRANGE
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From this reading THE LONELY GRANGE.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It remained for the ungracious, silent little Dutchman, who came afterward, to raise England once more to her proper place among the nations.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
home
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From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
knew
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From this reading Charles the Second was but a subsidized vassal of Louis the Fourteenth, as every one knew.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It remained for the ungracious, silent little Dutchman, who came afterward, to raise England once more to her proper place among the nations.
LONELY
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From this reading THE LONELY GRANGE.
Louis
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From this reading Charles the Second was but a subsidized vassal of Louis the Fourteenth, as every one knew.
more
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From this reading It remained for the ungracious, silent little Dutchman, who came afterward, to raise England once more to her proper place among the nations.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
nations
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From this reading It remained for the ungracious, silent little Dutchman, who came afterward, to raise England once more to her proper place among the nations.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
once
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From this reading It remained for the ungracious, silent little Dutchman, who came afterward, to raise England once more to her proper place among the nations.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Charles the Second was but a subsidized vassal of Louis the Fourteenth, as every one knew.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
person
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From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
place
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From this reading It remained for the ungracious, silent little Dutchman, who came afterward, to raise England once more to her proper place among the nations.
proper
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From this reading It remained for the ungracious, silent little Dutchman, who came afterward, to raise England once more to her proper place among the nations.
raise
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From this reading It remained for the ungracious, silent little Dutchman, who came afterward, to raise England once more to her proper place among the nations.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It remained for the ungracious, silent little Dutchman, who came afterward, to raise England once more to her proper place among the nations.
sacred
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From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
Second
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From this reading Charles the Second was but a subsidized vassal of Louis the Fourteenth, as every one knew.
seen
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From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
silent
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From this reading It remained for the ungracious, silent little Dutchman, who came afterward, to raise England once more to her proper place among the nations.
some
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From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
subsidized
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From this reading Charles the Second was but a subsidized vassal of Louis the Fourteenth, as every one knew.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LONELY GRANGE.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
train
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From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
ungracious
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From this reading It remained for the ungracious, silent little Dutchman, who came afterward, to raise England once more to her proper place among the nations.
vassal
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From this reading Charles the Second was but a subsidized vassal of Louis the Fourteenth, as every one knew.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had come over in the train of the English ambassador, and therefore was to some extent a sacred person, though the name of Englishman was not at that time considered in Europe as it came to be afterward.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It remained for the ungracious, silent little Dutchman, who came afterward, to raise England once more to her proper place among the nations.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THAT evening my father came home, bringing with him my English cousin, Andrew Corbet, whom I had never seen, and whom he had been expecting for some days.
