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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 WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The work had been done quietly, resourcefully and economically, and there were few who knew anything about its details.
accusations
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From this reading For this Department--or at least that part of its work for which Sir William had been responsible--had escaped those accusations of waste and extravagance which were so freely and so regrettably made.
advantage
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
also
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The work had been done quietly, resourcefully and economically, and there were few who knew anything about its details.
appeared
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From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
arduously
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
aroused
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From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had deserved it, at least as well as most, but it was not generally known what he had done, and there were to be found here and there those who thought that he had made money out of the war, and that his knighthood had eventuated in some way out of the money he had made.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had deserved it, at least as well as most, but it was not generally known what he had done, and there were to be found here and there those who thought that he had made money out of the war, and that his knighthood had eventuated in some way out of the money he had made.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
British
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
Cabinet
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
Chippenham
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
country
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
Department
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
deserved
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From this reading He had deserved it, at least as well as most, but it was not generally known what he had done, and there were to be found here and there those who thought that he had made money out of the war, and that his knighthood had eventuated in some way out of the money he had made.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The work had been done quietly, resourcefully and economically, and there were few who knew anything about its details.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The work had been done quietly, resourcefully and economically, and there were few who knew anything about its details.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
economically
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From this reading The work had been done quietly, resourcefully and economically, and there were few who knew anything about its details.
Eldridge
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
escaped
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From this reading For this Department--or at least that part of its work for which Sir William had been responsible--had escaped those accusations of waste and extravagance which were so freely and so regrettably made.
eventuated
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From this reading He had deserved it, at least as well as most, but it was not generally known what he had done, and there were to be found here and there those who thought that he had made money out of the war, and that his knighthood had eventuated in some way out of the money he had made.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
extravagance
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From this reading For this Department--or at least that part of its work for which Sir William had been responsible--had escaped those accusations of waste and extravagance which were so freely and so regrettably made.
fact
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From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
few
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From this reading The work had been done quietly, resourcefully and economically, and there were few who knew anything about its details.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For this Department--or at least that part of its work for which Sir William had been responsible--had escaped those accusations of waste and extravagance which were so freely and so regrettably made.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had deserved it, at least as well as most, but it was not generally known what he had done, and there were to be found here and there those who thought that he had made money out of the war, and that his knighthood had eventuated in some way out of the money he had made.
freely
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From this reading For this Department--or at least that part of its work for which Sir William had been responsible--had escaped those accusations of waste and extravagance which were so freely and so regrettably made.
generally
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From this reading He had deserved it, at least as well as most, but it was not generally known what he had done, and there were to be found here and there those who thought that he had made money out of the war, and that his knighthood had eventuated in some way out of the money he had made.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had deserved it, at least as well as most, but it was not generally known what he had done, and there were to be found here and there those who thought that he had made money out of the war, and that his knighthood had eventuated in some way out of the money he had made.
head
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
heard
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From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had deserved it, at least as well as most, but it was not generally known what he had done, and there were to be found here and there those who thought that he had made money out of the war, and that his knighthood had eventuated in some way out of the money he had made.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had deserved it, at least as well as most, but it was not generally known what he had done, and there were to be found here and there those who thought that he had made money out of the war, and that his knighthood had eventuated in some way out of the money he had made.
Honours
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From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
house
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had deserved it, at least as well as most, but it was not generally known what he had done, and there were to be found here and there those who thought that he had made money out of the war, and that his knighthood had eventuated in some way out of the money he had made.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For this Department--or at least that part of its work for which Sir William had been responsible--had escaped those accusations of waste and extravagance which were so freely and so regrettably made.
knew
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From this reading The work had been done quietly, resourcefully and economically, and there were few who knew anything about its details.
knighthood
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From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
known
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From this reading He had deserved it, at least as well as most, but it was not generally known what he had done, and there were to be found here and there those who thought that he had made money out of the war, and that his knighthood had eventuated in some way out of the money he had made.
Lady
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
large
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From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For this Department--or at least that part of its work for which Sir William had been responsible--had escaped those accusations of waste and extravagance which were so freely and so regrettably made.
List
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From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
Lord
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
made
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From this reading For this Department--or at least that part of its work for which Sir William had been responsible--had escaped those accusations of waste and extravagance which were so freely and so regrettably made.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
Minister
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
money
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From this reading He had deserved it, at least as well as most, but it was not generally known what he had done, and there were to be found here and there those who thought that he had made money out of the war, and that his knighthood had eventuated in some way out of the money he had made.
most
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From this reading He had deserved it, at least as well as most, but it was not generally known what he had done, and there were to be found here and there those who thought that he had made money out of the war, and that his knighthood had eventuated in some way out of the money he had made.
names
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From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had deserved it, at least as well as most, but it was not generally known what he had done, and there were to be found here and there those who thought that he had made money out of the war, and that his knighthood had eventuated in some way out of the money he had made.
number
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From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For this Department--or at least that part of its work for which Sir William had been responsible--had escaped those accusations of waste and extravagance which were so freely and so regrettably made.
out
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From this reading He had deserved it, at least as well as most, but it was not generally known what he had done, and there were to be found here and there those who thought that he had made money out of the war, and that his knighthood had eventuated in some way out of the money he had made.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For this Department--or at least that part of its work for which Sir William had been responsible--had escaped those accusations of waste and extravagance which were so freely and so regrettably made.
people
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From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
quietly
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From this reading The work had been done quietly, resourcefully and economically, and there were few who knew anything about its details.
regrettably
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From this reading For this Department--or at least that part of its work for which Sir William had been responsible--had escaped those accusations of waste and extravagance which were so freely and so regrettably made.
resourcefully
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From this reading The work had been done quietly, resourcefully and economically, and there were few who knew anything about its details.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading For this Department--or at least that part of its work for which Sir William had been responsible--had escaped those accusations of waste and extravagance which were so freely and so regrettably made.
rewarded
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From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
seat
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
services
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From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
Sir
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For this Department--or at least that part of its work for which Sir William had been responsible--had escaped those accusations of waste and extravagance which were so freely and so regrettably made.
some
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From this reading He had deserved it, at least as well as most, but it was not generally known what he had done, and there were to be found here and there those who thought that he had made money out of the war, and that his knighthood had eventuated in some way out of the money he had made.
speculation
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From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
taxpayer
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For this Department--or at least that part of its work for which Sir William had been responsible--had escaped those accusations of waste and extravagance which were so freely and so regrettably made.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
there
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From this reading The work had been done quietly, resourcefully and economically, and there were few who knew anything about its details.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this Department--or at least that part of its work for which Sir William had been responsible--had escaped those accusations of waste and extravagance which were so freely and so regrettably made.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading For this Department--or at least that part of its work for which Sir William had been responsible--had escaped those accusations of waste and extravagance which were so freely and so regrettably made.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had deserved it, at least as well as most, but it was not generally known what he had done, and there were to be found here and there those who thought that he had made money out of the war, and that his knighthood had eventuated in some way out of the money he had made.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
undoubted
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
war
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had deserved it, at least as well as most, but it was not generally known what he had done, and there were to be found here and there those who thought that he had made money out of the war, and that his knighthood had eventuated in some way out of the money he had made.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading For this Department--or at least that part of its work for which Sir William had been responsible--had escaped those accusations of waste and extravagance which were so freely and so regrettably made.
way
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From this reading He had deserved it, at least as well as most, but it was not generally known what he had done, and there were to be found here and there those who thought that he had made money out of the war, and that his knighthood had eventuated in some way out of the money he had made.
week-end
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
well
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From this reading He had deserved it, at least as well as most, but it was not generally known what he had done, and there were to be found here and there those who thought that he had made money out of the war, and that his knighthood had eventuated in some way out of the money he had made.
WELLSBURY
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had deserved it, at least as well as most, but it was not generally known what he had done, and there were to be found here and there those who thought that he had made money out of the war, and that his knighthood had eventuated in some way out of the money he had made.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The work had been done quietly, resourcefully and economically, and there were few who knew anything about its details.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
William
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
William's
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From this reading In fact, but for the large number of people who were rewarded for services during the war of whom nobody had ever heard before their names appeared in the Honours List, Sir William's knighthood might have aroused speculation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
work
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From this reading For this Department--or at least that part of its work for which Sir William had been responsible--had escaped those accusations of waste and extravagance which were so freely and so regrettably made.
worked
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From this reading WELLSBURY Sir William and Lady Eldridge were spending the week-end at a great country house, the seat of a Cabinet Minister with whom Sir William had worked arduously during the war, to the undoubted advantage of the Department of which Lord Chippenham had been the head, and also to the advantage of the British taxpayer.
