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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 thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Presently Mr. Kettle found leisure to take up a letter, which had been lying by his plate unopened.
breakfast-table
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From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
busy
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From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
Cleeve
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From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
daughter
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From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
dinner-party
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From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
down
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From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
Downes
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From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
Dr
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From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
evening
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From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently Mr. Kettle found leisure to take up a letter, which had been lying by his plate unopened.
Francis
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From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
girl
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From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
gold
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From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh," said he, "it is from Mrs. Page."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh," said he, "it is from Mrs. Page."
Kettle
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From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
later
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From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
leisure
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From this reading Presently Mr. Kettle found leisure to take up a letter, which had been lying by his plate unopened.
letter
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From this reading Presently Mr. Kettle found leisure to take up a letter, which had been lying by his plate unopened.
loss
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From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
lying
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From this reading Presently Mr. Kettle found leisure to take up a letter, which had been lying by his plate unopened.
made
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From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
Maria
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From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
Maria's
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From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
marriage
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From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
momentous
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From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
most
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From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
Mr
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From this reading Presently Mr. Kettle found leisure to take up a letter, which had been lying by his plate unopened.
Mrs
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From this reading "Oh," said he, "it is from Mrs. Page."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh," said he, "it is from Mrs. Page."
Page
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From this reading "Oh," said he, "it is from Mrs. Page."
PATCHWORK
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From this reading "PATCHWORK."
Philip
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From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
plate
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From this reading Presently Mr. Kettle found leisure to take up a letter, which had been lying by his plate unopened.
preoccupied
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From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
Presently
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From this reading Presently Mr. Kettle found leisure to take up a letter, which had been lying by his plate unopened.
previous
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From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
proposal
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From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
receive
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From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
Reverend
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From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
said
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From this reading "Oh," said he, "it is from Mrs. Page."
sat
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From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
servants
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From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
snuffbox
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From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
somewhat
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From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
spoke
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From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
strange
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From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently Mr. Kettle found leisure to take up a letter, which had been lying by his plate unopened.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
thoughts
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From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
unopened
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From this reading Presently Mr. Kettle found leisure to take up a letter, which had been lying by his plate unopened.
up
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From this reading Presently Mr. Kettle found leisure to take up a letter, which had been lying by his plate unopened.
usual
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From this reading The Reverend Francis Kettle and his daughter Maria sat down to their breakfast-table somewhat later than usual: the dinner-party of the previous evening had made the servants busy.
Vicar's
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From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
young
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From this reading The thoughts of each were preoccupied: the Vicar's with the strange loss of Dr. Downes' gold snuffbox, of which he spoke from time to time; Maria's with the proposal of marriage made to her by Philip Cleeve: the most momentous proposal a young girl can receive.
