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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 Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
all
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From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
almost
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From this reading The hospitality of the Duke's house had been maintained almost throughout the autumn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
autumn
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From this reading The hospitality of the Duke's house had been maintained almost throughout the autumn.
back
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From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
became
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From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
bedrooms
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From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The hospitality of the Duke's house had been maintained almost throughout the autumn.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
called
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From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
Castle
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From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
Christmas
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collected
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cross
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From this reading But at Matching the Duchess had been uneasy and almost cross.
deficiency
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From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
Duchess
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From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
Duke's
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From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
end
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From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
festivities
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From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
full
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From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
Gatherum
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From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
go
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From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
guests
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From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
hospitality
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From this reading The hospitality of the Duke's house had been maintained almost throughout the autumn.
house
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From this reading The hospitality of the Duke's house had been maintained almost throughout the autumn.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
Just
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From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
less
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From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
maintained
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From this reading The hospitality of the Duke's house had been maintained almost throughout the autumn.
Matching
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From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
Misery
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From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
month
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From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
much
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From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
numerous
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From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
October
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From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hospitality of the Duke's house had been maintained almost throughout the autumn.
quiet
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From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
request
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From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
see
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From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
six
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From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
there
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From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The hospitality of the Duke's house had been maintained almost throughout the autumn.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
uneasy
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From this reading But at Matching the Duchess had been uneasy and almost cross.
urgent
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From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
very
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From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
weeks
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From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But even here the house was full all the time, though from deficiency of bedrooms the guests were very much less numerous.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Just at the end of October they went to Matching, for what the Duchess called a quiet month,--which, however, at the Duke's urgent request became six weeks.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Duke's Misery We must go back for a while to Gatherum Castle and see the guests whom the Duchess had collected there for her Christmas festivities.
