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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 In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
absent
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From this reading It happened that, during the week in which these occurrences took place, Mr. Temple was absent from London.
addition
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From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
almost
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From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arthur's ingenuous manner found favour wherever he appeared, and his introduction into society promised the most favourable results.
appeared
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From this reading Arthur's ingenuous manner found favour wherever he appeared, and his introduction into society promised the most favourable results.
Arthur's
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From this reading Arthur's ingenuous manner found favour wherever he appeared, and his introduction into society promised the most favourable results.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
bear
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From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
cause
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From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
certain
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From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It happened that, during the week in which these occurrences took place, Mr. Temple was absent from London.
elated
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From this reading On the night of his return he was more than usually elated.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was prospering with him.
favour
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From this reading Arthur's ingenuous manner found favour wherever he appeared, and his introduction into society promised the most favourable results.
favourable
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From this reading Arthur's ingenuous manner found favour wherever he appeared, and his introduction into society promised the most favourable results.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arthur's ingenuous manner found favour wherever he appeared, and his introduction into society promised the most favourable results.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It happened that, during the week in which these occurrences took place, Mr. Temple was absent from London.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
happened
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From this reading It happened that, during the week in which these occurrences took place, Mr. Temple was absent from London.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the night of his return he was more than usually elated.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Everything was prospering with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the night of his return he was more than usually elated.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It happened that, during the week in which these occurrences took place, Mr. Temple was absent from London.
ingenuous
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From this reading Arthur's ingenuous manner found favour wherever he appeared, and his introduction into society promised the most favourable results.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Arthur's ingenuous manner found favour wherever he appeared, and his introduction into society promised the most favourable results.
introduction
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From this reading Arthur's ingenuous manner found favour wherever he appeared, and his introduction into society promised the most favourable results.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened that, during the week in which these occurrences took place, Mr. Temple was absent from London.
likely
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From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
London
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From this reading It happened that, during the week in which these occurrences took place, Mr. Temple was absent from London.
manner
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From this reading Arthur's ingenuous manner found favour wherever he appeared, and his introduction into society promised the most favourable results.
more
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From this reading On the night of his return he was more than usually elated.
most
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From this reading Arthur's ingenuous manner found favour wherever he appeared, and his introduction into society promised the most favourable results.
Mr
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From this reading It happened that, during the week in which these occurrences took place, Mr. Temple was absent from London.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
night
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From this reading On the night of his return he was more than usually elated.
occurrences
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From this reading It happened that, during the week in which these occurrences took place, Mr. Temple was absent from London.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the night of his return he was more than usually elated.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the night of his return he was more than usually elated.
place
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From this reading It happened that, during the week in which these occurrences took place, Mr. Temple was absent from London.
promised
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From this reading Arthur's ingenuous manner found favour wherever he appeared, and his introduction into society promised the most favourable results.
prospering
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From this reading Everything was prospering with him.
public
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From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
reason
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From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
results
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From this reading Arthur's ingenuous manner found favour wherever he appeared, and his introduction into society promised the most favourable results.
return
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From this reading On the night of his return he was more than usually elated.
rewarded
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From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
satisfaction
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From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
services
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From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
society
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From this reading Arthur's ingenuous manner found favour wherever he appeared, and his introduction into society promised the most favourable results.
son
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From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
Temple
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From this reading It happened that, during the week in which these occurrences took place, Mr. Temple was absent from London.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On the night of his return he was more than usually elated.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It happened that, during the week in which these occurrences took place, Mr. Temple was absent from London.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It happened that, during the week in which these occurrences took place, Mr. Temple was absent from London.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It happened that, during the week in which these occurrences took place, Mr. Temple was absent from London.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
title
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From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It happened that, during the week in which these occurrences took place, Mr. Temple was absent from London.
usually
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From this reading On the night of his return he was more than usually elated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It happened that, during the week in which these occurrences took place, Mr. Temple was absent from London.
week
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From this reading It happened that, during the week in which these occurrences took place, Mr. Temple was absent from London.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Arthur's ingenuous manner found favour wherever he appeared, and his introduction into society promised the most favourable results.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It happened that, during the week in which these occurrences took place, Mr. Temple was absent from London.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Everything was prospering with him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In addition to this cause for satisfaction, Mr. Temple had reason to believe that his public services were likely, nay, almost certain, to be rewarded with a title, which his son would bear after him.
