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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 Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Those little dark-eyed children running about Otterbourne House, and Harry Brancepeth going in and out of it continually--“Not whilst I live,” said the Duke to himself.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
always
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From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But he recognized a certain right in his eldest son’s wife to have the house sometimes, though he did not concede that it went so far as for her to inhabit it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
Ball
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From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
Brancepeth
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From this reading Those little dark-eyed children running about Otterbourne House, and Harry Brancepeth going in and out of it continually--“Not whilst I live,” said the Duke to himself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he recognized a certain right in his eldest son’s wife to have the house sometimes, though he did not concede that it went so far as for her to inhabit it.
cards
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From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
certain
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From this reading But he recognized a certain right in his eldest son’s wife to have the house sometimes, though he did not concede that it went so far as for her to inhabit it.
Charles
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From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
children
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From this reading Those little dark-eyed children running about Otterbourne House, and Harry Brancepeth going in and out of it continually--“Not whilst I live,” said the Duke to himself.
chose
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From this reading After him, Cocky must do as he chose.
Cocky
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From this reading After him, Cocky must do as he chose.
concede
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From this reading But he recognized a certain right in his eldest son’s wife to have the house sometimes, though he did not concede that it went so far as for her to inhabit it.
continually
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From this reading Those little dark-eyed children running about Otterbourne House, and Harry Brancepeth going in and out of it continually--“Not whilst I live,” said the Duke to himself.
cost
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From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
Costume
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From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
dark-eyed
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From this reading Those little dark-eyed children running about Otterbourne House, and Harry Brancepeth going in and out of it continually--“Not whilst I live,” said the Duke to himself.
daughter-in-law
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From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
defray
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From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he recognized a certain right in his eldest son’s wife to have the house sometimes, though he did not concede that it went so far as for her to inhabit it.
disliked
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From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading After him, Cocky must do as he chose.
Duke
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From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
Easter
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From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
eldest
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From this reading But he recognized a certain right in his eldest son’s wife to have the house sometimes, though he did not concede that it went so far as for her to inhabit it.
entertainments
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From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
far
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From this reading But he recognized a certain right in his eldest son’s wife to have the house sometimes, though he did not concede that it went so far as for her to inhabit it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
given
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From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
going
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From this reading Those little dark-eyed children running about Otterbourne House, and Harry Brancepeth going in and out of it continually--“Not whilst I live,” said the Duke to himself.
greatly
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From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
Harry
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From this reading Those little dark-eyed children running about Otterbourne House, and Harry Brancepeth going in and out of it continually--“Not whilst I live,” said the Duke to himself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But he recognized a certain right in his eldest son’s wife to have the house sometimes, though he did not concede that it went so far as for her to inhabit it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After him, Cocky must do as he chose.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
House
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From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Those little dark-eyed children running about Otterbourne House, and Harry Brancepeth going in and out of it continually--“Not whilst I live,” said the Duke to himself.
II
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From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
immediately
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From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he recognized a certain right in his eldest son’s wife to have the house sometimes, though he did not concede that it went so far as for her to inhabit it.
inhabit
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From this reading But he recognized a certain right in his eldest son’s wife to have the house sometimes, though he did not concede that it went so far as for her to inhabit it.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he recognized a certain right in his eldest son’s wife to have the house sometimes, though he did not concede that it went so far as for her to inhabit it.
lent
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From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those little dark-eyed children running about Otterbourne House, and Harry Brancepeth going in and out of it continually--“Not whilst I live,” said the Duke to himself.
live
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From this reading Those little dark-eyed children running about Otterbourne House, and Harry Brancepeth going in and out of it continually--“Not whilst I live,” said the Duke to himself.
mansion
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From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
many
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From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
members
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From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading After him, Cocky must do as he chose.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he recognized a certain right in his eldest son’s wife to have the house sometimes, though he did not concede that it went so far as for her to inhabit it.
occasionally
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From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
Otterbourne
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From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
out
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From this reading Those little dark-eyed children running about Otterbourne House, and Harry Brancepeth going in and out of it continually--“Not whilst I live,” said the Duke to himself.
recognized
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From this reading But he recognized a certain right in his eldest son’s wife to have the house sometimes, though he did not concede that it went so far as for her to inhabit it.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he recognized a certain right in his eldest son’s wife to have the house sometimes, though he did not concede that it went so far as for her to inhabit it.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Those little dark-eyed children running about Otterbourne House, and Harry Brancepeth going in and out of it continually--“Not whilst I live,” said the Duke to himself.
said
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From this reading Those little dark-eyed children running about Otterbourne House, and Harry Brancepeth going in and out of it continually--“Not whilst I live,” said the Duke to himself.
set
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From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But he recognized a certain right in his eldest son’s wife to have the house sometimes, though he did not concede that it went so far as for her to inhabit it.
Some
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From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
sometimes
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From this reading But he recognized a certain right in his eldest son’s wife to have the house sometimes, though he did not concede that it went so far as for her to inhabit it.
son's
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From this reading But he recognized a certain right in his eldest son’s wife to have the house sometimes, though he did not concede that it went so far as for her to inhabit it.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
temp
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From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he recognized a certain right in his eldest son’s wife to have the house sometimes, though he did not concede that it went so far as for her to inhabit it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those little dark-eyed children running about Otterbourne House, and Harry Brancepeth going in and out of it continually--“Not whilst I live,” said the Duke to himself.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But he recognized a certain right in his eldest son’s wife to have the house sometimes, though he did not concede that it went so far as for her to inhabit it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some time before Easter cards had been issued for a Costume Ball at Otterbourne House, _temp._ Charles II., to be given immediately after Easter.
very
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From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he recognized a certain right in his eldest son’s wife to have the house sometimes, though he did not concede that it went so far as for her to inhabit it.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Those little dark-eyed children running about Otterbourne House, and Harry Brancepeth going in and out of it continually--“Not whilst I live,” said the Duke to himself.
wife
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From this reading But he recognized a certain right in his eldest son’s wife to have the house sometimes, though he did not concede that it went so far as for her to inhabit it.
willingly
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From this reading The Duke occasionally lent the mansion to his daughter-in-law for such entertainments, never very willingly, for he had always to defray himself the cost of them, and he greatly disliked many members of her set.
