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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 The commissioners formerly accepted the building as meeting with all the contracted requirements, and a large check was handed to Cavanaugh by the Ordinary of the county.
accepted
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From this reading The commissioners formerly accepted the building as meeting with all the contracted requirements, and a large check was handed to Cavanaugh by the Ordinary of the county.
actually
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From this reading Cavanaugh had been expecting his wife to come up, but had a letter saying that she was actually in bed with rheumatism and unable to make the journey.
affair
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From this reading Cavanaugh was in high feather for several reasons, the main one being that the whole affair was to be capped by a wedding at the farm-house.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Only the most intimate friends and relatives of the family were invited, and on the evening of the wedding they began to arrive shortly after sunset in buggies, wagons, and on horseback.
all
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From this reading The commissioners formerly accepted the building as meeting with all the contracted requirements, and a large check was handed to Cavanaugh by the Ordinary of the county.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The court-house was finished, even to the last touches of putting on the brass locks and window-fastenings.
arrive
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From this reading Only the most intimate friends and relatives of the family were invited, and on the evening of the wedding they began to arrive shortly after sunset in buggies, wagons, and on horseback.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The commissioners formerly accepted the building as meeting with all the contracted requirements, and a large check was handed to Cavanaugh by the Ordinary of the county.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cavanaugh was in high feather for several reasons, the main one being that the whole affair was to be capped by a wedding at the farm-house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Cavanaugh was in high feather for several reasons, the main one being that the whole affair was to be capped by a wedding at the farm-house.
bed
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From this reading Cavanaugh had been expecting his wife to come up, but had a letter saying that she was actually in bed with rheumatism and unable to make the journey.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Cavanaugh had been expecting his wife to come up, but had a letter saying that she was actually in bed with rheumatism and unable to make the journey.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only the most intimate friends and relatives of the family were invited, and on the evening of the wedding they began to arrive shortly after sunset in buggies, wagons, and on horseback.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Cavanaugh was in high feather for several reasons, the main one being that the whole affair was to be capped by a wedding at the farm-house.
brass
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From this reading The court-house was finished, even to the last touches of putting on the brass locks and window-fastenings.
buggies
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From this reading Only the most intimate friends and relatives of the family were invited, and on the evening of the wedding they began to arrive shortly after sunset in buggies, wagons, and on horseback.
building
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From this reading The commissioners formerly accepted the building as meeting with all the contracted requirements, and a large check was handed to Cavanaugh by the Ordinary of the county.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Cavanaugh had been expecting his wife to come up, but had a letter saying that she was actually in bed with rheumatism and unable to make the journey.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The commissioners formerly accepted the building as meeting with all the contracted requirements, and a large check was handed to Cavanaugh by the Ordinary of the county.
capped
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From this reading Cavanaugh was in high feather for several reasons, the main one being that the whole affair was to be capped by a wedding at the farm-house.
Cavanaugh
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From this reading The commissioners formerly accepted the building as meeting with all the contracted requirements, and a large check was handed to Cavanaugh by the Ordinary of the county.
check
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From this reading The commissioners formerly accepted the building as meeting with all the contracted requirements, and a large check was handed to Cavanaugh by the Ordinary of the county.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cavanaugh had been expecting his wife to come up, but had a letter saying that she was actually in bed with rheumatism and unable to make the journey.
commissioners
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From this reading The commissioners formerly accepted the building as meeting with all the contracted requirements, and a large check was handed to Cavanaugh by the Ordinary of the county.
contracted
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From this reading The commissioners formerly accepted the building as meeting with all the contracted requirements, and a large check was handed to Cavanaugh by the Ordinary of the county.
county
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From this reading The commissioners formerly accepted the building as meeting with all the contracted requirements, and a large check was handed to Cavanaugh by the Ordinary of the county.
court-house
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From this reading The court-house was finished, even to the last touches of putting on the brass locks and window-fastenings.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The court-house was finished, even to the last touches of putting on the brass locks and window-fastenings.
evening
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From this reading Only the most intimate friends and relatives of the family were invited, and on the evening of the wedding they began to arrive shortly after sunset in buggies, wagons, and on horseback.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading Cavanaugh had been expecting his wife to come up, but had a letter saying that she was actually in bed with rheumatism and unable to make the journey.
family
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From this reading Only the most intimate friends and relatives of the family were invited, and on the evening of the wedding they began to arrive shortly after sunset in buggies, wagons, and on horseback.
farm-house
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From this reading Cavanaugh was in high feather for several reasons, the main one being that the whole affair was to be capped by a wedding at the farm-house.
feather
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From this reading Cavanaugh was in high feather for several reasons, the main one being that the whole affair was to be capped by a wedding at the farm-house.
finished
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From this reading The court-house was finished, even to the last touches of putting on the brass locks and window-fastenings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cavanaugh was in high feather for several reasons, the main one being that the whole affair was to be capped by a wedding at the farm-house.
formerly
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From this reading The commissioners formerly accepted the building as meeting with all the contracted requirements, and a large check was handed to Cavanaugh by the Ordinary of the county.
friends
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From this reading Only the most intimate friends and relatives of the family were invited, and on the evening of the wedding they began to arrive shortly after sunset in buggies, wagons, and on horseback.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cavanaugh had been expecting his wife to come up, but had a letter saying that she was actually in bed with rheumatism and unable to make the journey.
handed
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From this reading The commissioners formerly accepted the building as meeting with all the contracted requirements, and a large check was handed to Cavanaugh by the Ordinary of the county.
high
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From this reading Cavanaugh was in high feather for several reasons, the main one being that the whole affair was to be capped by a wedding at the farm-house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cavanaugh had been expecting his wife to come up, but had a letter saying that she was actually in bed with rheumatism and unable to make the journey.
horseback
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From this reading Only the most intimate friends and relatives of the family were invited, and on the evening of the wedding they began to arrive shortly after sunset in buggies, wagons, and on horseback.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cavanaugh was in high feather for several reasons, the main one being that the whole affair was to be capped by a wedding at the farm-house.
intimate
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From this reading Only the most intimate friends and relatives of the family were invited, and on the evening of the wedding they began to arrive shortly after sunset in buggies, wagons, and on horseback.
invited
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From this reading Only the most intimate friends and relatives of the family were invited, and on the evening of the wedding they began to arrive shortly after sunset in buggies, wagons, and on horseback.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Cavanaugh had been expecting his wife to come up, but had a letter saying that she was actually in bed with rheumatism and unable to make the journey.
large
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From this reading The commissioners formerly accepted the building as meeting with all the contracted requirements, and a large check was handed to Cavanaugh by the Ordinary of the county.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The court-house was finished, even to the last touches of putting on the brass locks and window-fastenings.
letter
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From this reading Cavanaugh had been expecting his wife to come up, but had a letter saying that she was actually in bed with rheumatism and unable to make the journey.
locks
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From this reading The court-house was finished, even to the last touches of putting on the brass locks and window-fastenings.
main
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From this reading Cavanaugh was in high feather for several reasons, the main one being that the whole affair was to be capped by a wedding at the farm-house.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cavanaugh had been expecting his wife to come up, but had a letter saying that she was actually in bed with rheumatism and unable to make the journey.
meeting
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From this reading The commissioners formerly accepted the building as meeting with all the contracted requirements, and a large check was handed to Cavanaugh by the Ordinary of the county.
most
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From this reading Only the most intimate friends and relatives of the family were invited, and on the evening of the wedding they began to arrive shortly after sunset in buggies, wagons, and on horseback.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The court-house was finished, even to the last touches of putting on the brass locks and window-fastenings.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The court-house was finished, even to the last touches of putting on the brass locks and window-fastenings.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Cavanaugh was in high feather for several reasons, the main one being that the whole affair was to be capped by a wedding at the farm-house.
Only
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From this reading Only the most intimate friends and relatives of the family were invited, and on the evening of the wedding they began to arrive shortly after sunset in buggies, wagons, and on horseback.
Ordinary
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From this reading The commissioners formerly accepted the building as meeting with all the contracted requirements, and a large check was handed to Cavanaugh by the Ordinary of the county.
putting
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From this reading The court-house was finished, even to the last touches of putting on the brass locks and window-fastenings.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Cavanaugh was in high feather for several reasons, the main one being that the whole affair was to be capped by a wedding at the farm-house.
relatives
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From this reading Only the most intimate friends and relatives of the family were invited, and on the evening of the wedding they began to arrive shortly after sunset in buggies, wagons, and on horseback.
requirements
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From this reading The commissioners formerly accepted the building as meeting with all the contracted requirements, and a large check was handed to Cavanaugh by the Ordinary of the county.
rheumatism
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From this reading Cavanaugh had been expecting his wife to come up, but had a letter saying that she was actually in bed with rheumatism and unable to make the journey.
saying
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From this reading Cavanaugh had been expecting his wife to come up, but had a letter saying that she was actually in bed with rheumatism and unable to make the journey.
several
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From this reading Cavanaugh was in high feather for several reasons, the main one being that the whole affair was to be capped by a wedding at the farm-house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cavanaugh had been expecting his wife to come up, but had a letter saying that she was actually in bed with rheumatism and unable to make the journey.
shortly
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From this reading Only the most intimate friends and relatives of the family were invited, and on the evening of the wedding they began to arrive shortly after sunset in buggies, wagons, and on horseback.
sunset
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From this reading Only the most intimate friends and relatives of the family were invited, and on the evening of the wedding they began to arrive shortly after sunset in buggies, wagons, and on horseback.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cavanaugh was in high feather for several reasons, the main one being that the whole affair was to be capped by a wedding at the farm-house.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The court-house was finished, even to the last touches of putting on the brass locks and window-fastenings.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only the most intimate friends and relatives of the family were invited, and on the evening of the wedding they began to arrive shortly after sunset in buggies, wagons, and on horseback.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The court-house was finished, even to the last touches of putting on the brass locks and window-fastenings.
touches
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From this reading The court-house was finished, even to the last touches of putting on the brass locks and window-fastenings.
unable
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From this reading Cavanaugh had been expecting his wife to come up, but had a letter saying that she was actually in bed with rheumatism and unable to make the journey.
up
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From this reading Cavanaugh had been expecting his wife to come up, but had a letter saying that she was actually in bed with rheumatism and unable to make the journey.
wagons
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From this reading Only the most intimate friends and relatives of the family were invited, and on the evening of the wedding they began to arrive shortly after sunset in buggies, wagons, and on horseback.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The court-house was finished, even to the last touches of putting on the brass locks and window-fastenings.
wedding
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From this reading Cavanaugh was in high feather for several reasons, the main one being that the whole affair was to be capped by a wedding at the farm-house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Only the most intimate friends and relatives of the family were invited, and on the evening of the wedding they began to arrive shortly after sunset in buggies, wagons, and on horseback.
whole
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From this reading Cavanaugh was in high feather for several reasons, the main one being that the whole affair was to be capped by a wedding at the farm-house.
wife
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From this reading Cavanaugh had been expecting his wife to come up, but had a letter saying that she was actually in bed with rheumatism and unable to make the journey.
window-fastenings
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From this reading The court-house was finished, even to the last touches of putting on the brass locks and window-fastenings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The commissioners formerly accepted the building as meeting with all the contracted requirements, and a large check was handed to Cavanaugh by the Ordinary of the county.
