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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 Two Candidates for Silverbridge On his arrival in London Ferdinand Lopez found a letter waiting for him from the Duchess.
all
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From this reading She of course had sympathised with him, and was willing to think all good things both of the Duchess and of the Duke, if they would between them put her husband into Parliament.
ambitious
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From this reading He had talked to her much of the chance that had come in his way, and had shown himself to be very ambitious of the honour offered to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This came into his hand immediately on his reaching the rooms in Belgrave Mansions, and was of course the first object of his care.
arrival
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From this reading The Two Candidates for Silverbridge On his arrival in London Ferdinand Lopez found a letter waiting for him from the Duchess.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had talked to her much of the chance that had come in his way, and had shown himself to be very ambitious of the honour offered to him.
Belgrave
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From this reading This came into his hand immediately on his reaching the rooms in Belgrave Mansions, and was of course the first object of his care.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She of course had sympathised with him, and was willing to think all good things both of the Duchess and of the Duke, if they would between them put her husband into Parliament.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading She of course had sympathised with him, and was willing to think all good things both of the Duchess and of the Duke, if they would between them put her husband into Parliament.
came
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From this reading This came into his hand immediately on his reaching the rooms in Belgrave Mansions, and was of course the first object of his care.
Candidates
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From this reading The Two Candidates for Silverbridge On his arrival in London Ferdinand Lopez found a letter waiting for him from the Duchess.
care
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From this reading This came into his hand immediately on his reaching the rooms in Belgrave Mansions, and was of course the first object of his care.
chance
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From this reading He had talked to her much of the chance that had come in his way, and had shown himself to be very ambitious of the honour offered to him.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had talked to her much of the chance that had come in his way, and had shown himself to be very ambitious of the honour offered to him.
contains
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From this reading "That contains my fate," he said to his wife, putting his hand down upon the letter.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This came into his hand immediately on his reaching the rooms in Belgrave Mansions, and was of course the first object of his care.
down
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From this reading "That contains my fate," he said to his wife, putting his hand down upon the letter.
Duchess
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From this reading The Two Candidates for Silverbridge On his arrival in London Ferdinand Lopez found a letter waiting for him from the Duchess.
Duke
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From this reading She of course had sympathised with him, and was willing to think all good things both of the Duchess and of the Duke, if they would between them put her husband into Parliament.
fate
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From this reading "That contains my fate," he said to his wife, putting his hand down upon the letter.
Ferdinand
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From this reading The Two Candidates for Silverbridge On his arrival in London Ferdinand Lopez found a letter waiting for him from the Duchess.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This came into his hand immediately on his reaching the rooms in Belgrave Mansions, and was of course the first object of his care.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Two Candidates for Silverbridge On his arrival in London Ferdinand Lopez found a letter waiting for him from the Duchess.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Two Candidates for Silverbridge On his arrival in London Ferdinand Lopez found a letter waiting for him from the Duchess.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Two Candidates for Silverbridge On his arrival in London Ferdinand Lopez found a letter waiting for him from the Duchess.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She of course had sympathised with him, and was willing to think all good things both of the Duchess and of the Duke, if they would between them put her husband into Parliament.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had talked to her much of the chance that had come in his way, and had shown himself to be very ambitious of the honour offered to him.
hand
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From this reading This came into his hand immediately on his reaching the rooms in Belgrave Mansions, and was of course the first object of his care.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That contains my fate," he said to his wife, putting his hand down upon the letter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had talked to her much of the chance that had come in his way, and had shown himself to be very ambitious of the honour offered to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Two Candidates for Silverbridge On his arrival in London Ferdinand Lopez found a letter waiting for him from the Duchess.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had talked to her much of the chance that had come in his way, and had shown himself to be very ambitious of the honour offered to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Two Candidates for Silverbridge On his arrival in London Ferdinand Lopez found a letter waiting for him from the Duchess.
honour
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From this reading He had talked to her much of the chance that had come in his way, and had shown himself to be very ambitious of the honour offered to him.
husband
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From this reading She of course had sympathised with him, and was willing to think all good things both of the Duchess and of the Duke, if they would between them put her husband into Parliament.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She of course had sympathised with him, and was willing to think all good things both of the Duchess and of the Duke, if they would between them put her husband into Parliament.
immediately
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From this reading This came into his hand immediately on his reaching the rooms in Belgrave Mansions, and was of course the first object of his care.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Two Candidates for Silverbridge On his arrival in London Ferdinand Lopez found a letter waiting for him from the Duchess.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This came into his hand immediately on his reaching the rooms in Belgrave Mansions, and was of course the first object of his care.
letter
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From this reading The Two Candidates for Silverbridge On his arrival in London Ferdinand Lopez found a letter waiting for him from the Duchess.
London
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From this reading The Two Candidates for Silverbridge On his arrival in London Ferdinand Lopez found a letter waiting for him from the Duchess.
Lopez
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From this reading The Two Candidates for Silverbridge On his arrival in London Ferdinand Lopez found a letter waiting for him from the Duchess.
Mansions
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From this reading This came into his hand immediately on his reaching the rooms in Belgrave Mansions, and was of course the first object of his care.
much
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From this reading He had talked to her much of the chance that had come in his way, and had shown himself to be very ambitious of the honour offered to him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That contains my fate," he said to his wife, putting his hand down upon the letter.
object
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From this reading This came into his hand immediately on his reaching the rooms in Belgrave Mansions, and was of course the first object of his care.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This came into his hand immediately on his reaching the rooms in Belgrave Mansions, and was of course the first object of his care.
offered
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From this reading He had talked to her much of the chance that had come in his way, and had shown himself to be very ambitious of the honour offered to him.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Two Candidates for Silverbridge On his arrival in London Ferdinand Lopez found a letter waiting for him from the Duchess.
Parliament
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From this reading She of course had sympathised with him, and was willing to think all good things both of the Duchess and of the Duke, if they would between them put her husband into Parliament.
put
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From this reading She of course had sympathised with him, and was willing to think all good things both of the Duchess and of the Duke, if they would between them put her husband into Parliament.
putting
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From this reading "That contains my fate," he said to his wife, putting his hand down upon the letter.
reaching
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From this reading This came into his hand immediately on his reaching the rooms in Belgrave Mansions, and was of course the first object of his care.
rooms
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From this reading This came into his hand immediately on his reaching the rooms in Belgrave Mansions, and was of course the first object of his care.
said
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From this reading "That contains my fate," he said to his wife, putting his hand down upon the letter.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She of course had sympathised with him, and was willing to think all good things both of the Duchess and of the Duke, if they would between them put her husband into Parliament.
shown
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From this reading He had talked to her much of the chance that had come in his way, and had shown himself to be very ambitious of the honour offered to him.
Silverbridge
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From this reading The Two Candidates for Silverbridge On his arrival in London Ferdinand Lopez found a letter waiting for him from the Duchess.
sympathised
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From this reading She of course had sympathised with him, and was willing to think all good things both of the Duchess and of the Duke, if they would between them put her husband into Parliament.
talked
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From this reading He had talked to her much of the chance that had come in his way, and had shown himself to be very ambitious of the honour offered to him.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That contains my fate," he said to his wife, putting his hand down upon the letter.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Two Candidates for Silverbridge On his arrival in London Ferdinand Lopez found a letter waiting for him from the Duchess.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She of course had sympathised with him, and was willing to think all good things both of the Duchess and of the Duke, if they would between them put her husband into Parliament.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She of course had sympathised with him, and was willing to think all good things both of the Duchess and of the Duke, if they would between them put her husband into Parliament.
things
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From this reading She of course had sympathised with him, and was willing to think all good things both of the Duchess and of the Duke, if they would between them put her husband into Parliament.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She of course had sympathised with him, and was willing to think all good things both of the Duchess and of the Duke, if they would between them put her husband into Parliament.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This came into his hand immediately on his reaching the rooms in Belgrave Mansions, and was of course the first object of his care.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That contains my fate," he said to his wife, putting his hand down upon the letter.
Two
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From this reading The Two Candidates for Silverbridge On his arrival in London Ferdinand Lopez found a letter waiting for him from the Duchess.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "That contains my fate," he said to his wife, putting his hand down upon the letter.
very
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From this reading He had talked to her much of the chance that had come in his way, and had shown himself to be very ambitious of the honour offered to him.
waiting
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From this reading The Two Candidates for Silverbridge On his arrival in London Ferdinand Lopez found a letter waiting for him from the Duchess.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This came into his hand immediately on his reaching the rooms in Belgrave Mansions, and was of course the first object of his care.
way
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From this reading He had talked to her much of the chance that had come in his way, and had shown himself to be very ambitious of the honour offered to him.
wife
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From this reading "That contains my fate," he said to his wife, putting his hand down upon the letter.
willing
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From this reading She of course had sympathised with him, and was willing to think all good things both of the Duchess and of the Duke, if they would between them put her husband into Parliament.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She of course had sympathised with him, and was willing to think all good things both of the Duchess and of the Duke, if they would between them put her husband into Parliament.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She of course had sympathised with him, and was willing to think all good things both of the Duchess and of the Duke, if they would between them put her husband into Parliament.
