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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It will perhaps be remembered that terrible things had been foretold as about to happen between the Hartletop and Omnium families.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading NOT VERY FIE FIE AFTER ALL.
ALL
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From this reading NOT VERY FIE FIE AFTER ALL.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It will perhaps be remembered that terrible things had been foretold as about to happen between the Hartletop and Omnium families.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It will perhaps be remembered that terrible things had been foretold as about to happen between the Hartletop and Omnium families.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will perhaps be remembered that terrible things had been foretold as about to happen between the Hartletop and Omnium families.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It will perhaps be remembered that terrible things had been foretold as about to happen between the Hartletop and Omnium families.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It will perhaps be remembered that terrible things had been foretold as about to happen between the Hartletop and Omnium families.
complement
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From this reading Mr. Palliser had confessed to himself that politics were not enough for him, and that Love was necessary to make up the full complement of his happiness.
confessed
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From this reading Mr. Palliser had confessed to himself that politics were not enough for him, and that Love was necessary to make up the full complement of his happiness.
duke
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From this reading Lord Dumbello had frowned latterly when his eyes fell on the tall figure of the duke's heir; and the duke himself,--that potentate, generally so mighty in his silence,--the duke himself had spoken.
duke's
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From this reading Lord Dumbello had frowned latterly when his eyes fell on the tall figure of the duke's heir; and the duke himself,--that potentate, generally so mighty in his silence,--the duke himself had spoken.
Dumbello
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From this reading Lady Dumbello had smiled whenever Mr. Plantagenet Palliser had spoken to her.
enough
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From this reading Mr. Palliser had confessed to himself that politics were not enough for him, and that Love was necessary to make up the full complement of his happiness.
eyes
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From this reading Lord Dumbello had frowned latterly when his eyes fell on the tall figure of the duke's heir; and the duke himself,--that potentate, generally so mighty in his silence,--the duke himself had spoken.
families
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From this reading It will perhaps be remembered that terrible things had been foretold as about to happen between the Hartletop and Omnium families.
fell
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From this reading Lord Dumbello had frowned latterly when his eyes fell on the tall figure of the duke's heir; and the duke himself,--that potentate, generally so mighty in his silence,--the duke himself had spoken.
FIE
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From this reading NOT VERY FIE FIE AFTER ALL.
figure
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From this reading Lord Dumbello had frowned latterly when his eyes fell on the tall figure of the duke's heir; and the duke himself,--that potentate, generally so mighty in his silence,--the duke himself had spoken.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Palliser had confessed to himself that politics were not enough for him, and that Love was necessary to make up the full complement of his happiness.
foretold
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From this reading It will perhaps be remembered that terrible things had been foretold as about to happen between the Hartletop and Omnium families.
frowned
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From this reading Lord Dumbello had frowned latterly when his eyes fell on the tall figure of the duke's heir; and the duke himself,--that potentate, generally so mighty in his silence,--the duke himself had spoken.
full
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From this reading Mr. Palliser had confessed to himself that politics were not enough for him, and that Love was necessary to make up the full complement of his happiness.
generally
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From this reading Lord Dumbello had frowned latterly when his eyes fell on the tall figure of the duke's heir; and the duke himself,--that potentate, generally so mighty in his silence,--the duke himself had spoken.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It will perhaps be remembered that terrible things had been foretold as about to happen between the Hartletop and Omnium families.
happen
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From this reading It will perhaps be remembered that terrible things had been foretold as about to happen between the Hartletop and Omnium families.
happiness
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From this reading Mr. Palliser had confessed to himself that politics were not enough for him, and that Love was necessary to make up the full complement of his happiness.
Hartletop
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From this reading It will perhaps be remembered that terrible things had been foretold as about to happen between the Hartletop and Omnium families.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading Lord Dumbello had frowned latterly when his eyes fell on the tall figure of the duke's heir; and the duke himself,--that potentate, generally so mighty in his silence,--the duke himself had spoken.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Dumbello had smiled whenever Mr. Plantagenet Palliser had spoken to her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Palliser had confessed to himself that politics were not enough for him, and that Love was necessary to make up the full complement of his happiness.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Palliser had confessed to himself that politics were not enough for him, and that Love was necessary to make up the full complement of his happiness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Palliser had confessed to himself that politics were not enough for him, and that Love was necessary to make up the full complement of his happiness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lord Dumbello had frowned latterly when his eyes fell on the tall figure of the duke's heir; and the duke himself,--that potentate, generally so mighty in his silence,--the duke himself had spoken.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will perhaps be remembered that terrible things had been foretold as about to happen between the Hartletop and Omnium families.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Dumbello had smiled whenever Mr. Plantagenet Palliser had spoken to her.
latterly
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From this reading Lord Dumbello had frowned latterly when his eyes fell on the tall figure of the duke's heir; and the duke himself,--that potentate, generally so mighty in his silence,--the duke himself had spoken.
Lord
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From this reading Lord Dumbello had frowned latterly when his eyes fell on the tall figure of the duke's heir; and the duke himself,--that potentate, generally so mighty in his silence,--the duke himself had spoken.
Love
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From this reading Mr. Palliser had confessed to himself that politics were not enough for him, and that Love was necessary to make up the full complement of his happiness.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Palliser had confessed to himself that politics were not enough for him, and that Love was necessary to make up the full complement of his happiness.
mighty
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From this reading Lord Dumbello had frowned latterly when his eyes fell on the tall figure of the duke's heir; and the duke himself,--that potentate, generally so mighty in his silence,--the duke himself had spoken.
Mr
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From this reading Lady Dumbello had smiled whenever Mr. Plantagenet Palliser had spoken to her.
necessary
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From this reading Mr. Palliser had confessed to himself that politics were not enough for him, and that Love was necessary to make up the full complement of his happiness.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOT VERY FIE FIE AFTER ALL.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Palliser had confessed to himself that politics were not enough for him, and that Love was necessary to make up the full complement of his happiness.
Omnium
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From this reading It will perhaps be remembered that terrible things had been foretold as about to happen between the Hartletop and Omnium families.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lord Dumbello had frowned latterly when his eyes fell on the tall figure of the duke's heir; and the duke himself,--that potentate, generally so mighty in his silence,--the duke himself had spoken.
Palliser
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From this reading Lady Dumbello had smiled whenever Mr. Plantagenet Palliser had spoken to her.
perhaps
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From this reading It will perhaps be remembered that terrible things had been foretold as about to happen between the Hartletop and Omnium families.
Plantagenet
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From this reading Lady Dumbello had smiled whenever Mr. Plantagenet Palliser had spoken to her.
politics
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From this reading Mr. Palliser had confessed to himself that politics were not enough for him, and that Love was necessary to make up the full complement of his happiness.
potentate
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From this reading Lord Dumbello had frowned latterly when his eyes fell on the tall figure of the duke's heir; and the duke himself,--that potentate, generally so mighty in his silence,--the duke himself had spoken.
remembered
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From this reading It will perhaps be remembered that terrible things had been foretold as about to happen between the Hartletop and Omnium families.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Lord Dumbello had frowned latterly when his eyes fell on the tall figure of the duke's heir; and the duke himself,--that potentate, generally so mighty in his silence,--the duke himself had spoken.
smiled
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From this reading Lady Dumbello had smiled whenever Mr. Plantagenet Palliser had spoken to her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lord Dumbello had frowned latterly when his eyes fell on the tall figure of the duke's heir; and the duke himself,--that potentate, generally so mighty in his silence,--the duke himself had spoken.
spoken
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From this reading Lady Dumbello had smiled whenever Mr. Plantagenet Palliser had spoken to her.
tall
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From this reading Lord Dumbello had frowned latterly when his eyes fell on the tall figure of the duke's heir; and the duke himself,--that potentate, generally so mighty in his silence,--the duke himself had spoken.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It will perhaps be remembered that terrible things had been foretold as about to happen between the Hartletop and Omnium families.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It will perhaps be remembered that terrible things had been foretold as about to happen between the Hartletop and Omnium families.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It will perhaps be remembered that terrible things had been foretold as about to happen between the Hartletop and Omnium families.
things
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From this reading It will perhaps be remembered that terrible things had been foretold as about to happen between the Hartletop and Omnium families.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It will perhaps be remembered that terrible things had been foretold as about to happen between the Hartletop and Omnium families.
up
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From this reading Mr. Palliser had confessed to himself that politics were not enough for him, and that Love was necessary to make up the full complement of his happiness.
VERY
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From this reading NOT VERY FIE FIE AFTER ALL.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Palliser had confessed to himself that politics were not enough for him, and that Love was necessary to make up the full complement of his happiness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Palliser had confessed to himself that politics were not enough for him, and that Love was necessary to make up the full complement of his happiness.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Lord Dumbello had frowned latterly when his eyes fell on the tall figure of the duke's heir; and the duke himself,--that potentate, generally so mighty in his silence,--the duke himself had spoken.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Lady Dumbello had smiled whenever Mr. Plantagenet Palliser had spoken to her.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will perhaps be remembered that terrible things had been foretold as about to happen between the Hartletop and Omnium families.
