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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 Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
active
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From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
admiration
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
all
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From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
arguments
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
BRATTLE
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From this reading CARRY BRATTLE.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
called
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From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
CARRY
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From this reading CARRY BRATTLE.
Chamberlaine
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
clergymen
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From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
coffee
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From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
considerable
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From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
day
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From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
degree
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
Devizes
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From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
dinner
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From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
dinner-party
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From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
direction
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From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
endeavoured
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
entrap
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
escaped
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
excursion
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From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
Fenwick
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From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
Fenwick's
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
gentle
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From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
gone
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From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
Hampton
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From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
improvement
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From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
made
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From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
Mr
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From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
off
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From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
out
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From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
Prebendary
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
Privets
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From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
pugnacity
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From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
quietly
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From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
refusal
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
shame
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
side
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From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
skill
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
some
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From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
sparring
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From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
spoken
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From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
sullen
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From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
there
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From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
two
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From this reading There was some gentle sparring between the two clergymen, if that can be called sparring in which all the active pugnacity was on one side.
very
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From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dinner had gone off very quietly, and there was considerable improvement in the coffee.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
wife
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From this reading On the day after the dinner-party at Hampton Privets Mr. Fenwick made his little excursion out in the direction towards Devizes, of which he had spoken to his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Mr. Fenwick endeavoured to entrap Mr. Chamberlaine into arguments, but the Prebendary escaped with a degree of skill,--without the shame of sullen refusal,--that excited the admiration of Mr. Fenwick's wife.
