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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 A QUESTION OF PATRONAGE Ella Carruthers lunched at Abington Abbey on that day.
Abbey
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From this reading A QUESTION OF PATRONAGE Ella Carruthers lunched at Abington Abbey on that day.
Abington
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From this reading A QUESTION OF PATRONAGE Ella Carruthers lunched at Abington Abbey on that day.
almost
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From this reading The old Rector of Surley had been ill almost ever since the Graftons had come to live at the Abbey, and they had hardly known him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The whole family were there except Young George, who was at school,--George Grafton, Caroline, Beatrix, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So the talk, as far as it concerned his death, was almost entirely devoted to the question of his successor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A QUESTION OF PATRONAGE Ella Carruthers lunched at Abington Abbey on that day.
Barbara
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From this reading The whole family were there except Young George, who was at school,--George Grafton, Caroline, Beatrix, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse.
Beatrix
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From this reading The whole family were there except Young George, who was at school,--George Grafton, Caroline, Beatrix, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The old Rector of Surley had been ill almost ever since the Graftons had come to live at the Abbey, and they had hardly known him.
Caroline
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From this reading The whole family were there except Young George, who was at school,--George Grafton, Caroline, Beatrix, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse.
Carruthers
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From this reading A QUESTION OF PATRONAGE Ella Carruthers lunched at Abington Abbey on that day.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old Rector of Surley had been ill almost ever since the Graftons had come to live at the Abbey, and they had hardly known him.
concerned
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From this reading So the talk, as far as it concerned his death, was almost entirely devoted to the question of his successor.
day
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From this reading A QUESTION OF PATRONAGE Ella Carruthers lunched at Abington Abbey on that day.
death
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From this reading So the talk, as far as it concerned his death, was almost entirely devoted to the question of his successor.
devoted
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From this reading So the talk, as far as it concerned his death, was almost entirely devoted to the question of his successor.
Ella
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From this reading A QUESTION OF PATRONAGE Ella Carruthers lunched at Abington Abbey on that day.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So the talk, as far as it concerned his death, was almost entirely devoted to the question of his successor.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old Rector of Surley had been ill almost ever since the Graftons had come to live at the Abbey, and they had hardly known him.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The whole family were there except Young George, who was at school,--George Grafton, Caroline, Beatrix, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse.
family
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From this reading The whole family were there except Young George, who was at school,--George Grafton, Caroline, Beatrix, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse.
far
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From this reading So the talk, as far as it concerned his death, was almost entirely devoted to the question of his successor.
George
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From this reading The whole family were there except Young George, who was at school,--George Grafton, Caroline, Beatrix, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse.
Grafton
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From this reading The whole family were there except Young George, who was at school,--George Grafton, Caroline, Beatrix, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse.
Graftons
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From this reading The old Rector of Surley had been ill almost ever since the Graftons had come to live at the Abbey, and they had hardly known him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old Rector of Surley had been ill almost ever since the Graftons had come to live at the Abbey, and they had hardly known him.
hardly
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From this reading The old Rector of Surley had been ill almost ever since the Graftons had come to live at the Abbey, and they had hardly known him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old Rector of Surley had been ill almost ever since the Graftons had come to live at the Abbey, and they had hardly known him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So the talk, as far as it concerned his death, was almost entirely devoted to the question of his successor.
ill
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From this reading The old Rector of Surley had been ill almost ever since the Graftons had come to live at the Abbey, and they had hardly known him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The family took a keen interest in it.
interest
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From this reading The family took a keen interest in it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So the talk, as far as it concerned his death, was almost entirely devoted to the question of his successor.
keen
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From this reading The family took a keen interest in it.
known
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From this reading The old Rector of Surley had been ill almost ever since the Graftons had come to live at the Abbey, and they had hardly known him.
live
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From this reading The old Rector of Surley had been ill almost ever since the Graftons had come to live at the Abbey, and they had hardly known him.
lunched
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From this reading A QUESTION OF PATRONAGE Ella Carruthers lunched at Abington Abbey on that day.
Miss
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From this reading The whole family were there except Young George, who was at school,--George Grafton, Caroline, Beatrix, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A QUESTION OF PATRONAGE Ella Carruthers lunched at Abington Abbey on that day.
old
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From this reading The old Rector of Surley had been ill almost ever since the Graftons had come to live at the Abbey, and they had hardly known him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A QUESTION OF PATRONAGE Ella Carruthers lunched at Abington Abbey on that day.
PATRONAGE
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From this reading A QUESTION OF PATRONAGE Ella Carruthers lunched at Abington Abbey on that day.
QUESTIONnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A QUESTION OF PATRONAGE Ella Carruthers lunched at Abington Abbey on that day.
Rector
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From this reading The old Rector of Surley had been ill almost ever since the Graftons had come to live at the Abbey, and they had hardly known him.
school
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From this reading The whole family were there except Young George, who was at school,--George Grafton, Caroline, Beatrix, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The old Rector of Surley had been ill almost ever since the Graftons had come to live at the Abbey, and they had hardly known him.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the talk, as far as it concerned his death, was almost entirely devoted to the question of his successor.
successor
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From this reading So the talk, as far as it concerned his death, was almost entirely devoted to the question of his successor.
Surley
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From this reading The old Rector of Surley had been ill almost ever since the Graftons had come to live at the Abbey, and they had hardly known him.
talk
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From this reading So the talk, as far as it concerned his death, was almost entirely devoted to the question of his successor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A QUESTION OF PATRONAGE Ella Carruthers lunched at Abington Abbey on that day.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The whole family were there except Young George, who was at school,--George Grafton, Caroline, Beatrix, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse.
there
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From this reading The whole family were there except Young George, who was at school,--George Grafton, Caroline, Beatrix, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old Rector of Surley had been ill almost ever since the Graftons had come to live at the Abbey, and they had hardly known him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old Rector of Surley had been ill almost ever since the Graftons had come to live at the Abbey, and they had hardly known him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The family took a keen interest in it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole family were there except Young George, who was at school,--George Grafton, Caroline, Beatrix, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse.
Waterhouse
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From this reading The whole family were there except Young George, who was at school,--George Grafton, Caroline, Beatrix, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The whole family were there except Young George, who was at school,--George Grafton, Caroline, Beatrix, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The whole family were there except Young George, who was at school,--George Grafton, Caroline, Beatrix, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse.
whole
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From this reading The whole family were there except Young George, who was at school,--George Grafton, Caroline, Beatrix, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse.
Young
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From this reading The whole family were there except Young George, who was at school,--George Grafton, Caroline, Beatrix, Barbara, and Miss Waterhouse.
