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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 In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE WARDEN'S TEA PARTY After much painful doubting, on one thing only could Mr Harding resolve.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
any
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From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
avoided
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From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
bedesmen
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From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
Bold
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From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
brother
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From this reading Mary Bold was older than her brother, and, at the time of our story, was just over thirty.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
cause
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From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
consulted
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From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE WARDEN'S TEA PARTY After much painful doubting, on one thing only could Mr Harding resolve.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
doubting
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From this reading THE WARDEN'S TEA PARTY After much painful doubting, on one thing only could Mr Harding resolve.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
Eleanor
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From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
evening
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From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
father
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From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
few
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From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
friends
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From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
furtherance
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From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
gaiety
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From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
given
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From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
Harding
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From this reading THE WARDEN'S TEA PARTY After much painful doubting, on one thing only could Mr Harding resolve.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
head
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From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
ill
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From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
invitations
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From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
inviting
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From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
just
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From this reading Mary Bold was older than her brother, and, at the time of our story, was just over thirty.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
Mary
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From this reading Mary Bold was older than her brother, and, at the time of our story, was just over thirty.
meet
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From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
Mr
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From this reading THE WARDEN'S TEA PARTY After much painful doubting, on one thing only could Mr Harding resolve.
much
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From this reading THE WARDEN'S TEA PARTY After much painful doubting, on one thing only could Mr Harding resolve.
music
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From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
named
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From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
note
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From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
offence
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From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
Oh
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From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
older
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From this reading Mary Bold was older than her brother, and, at the time of our story, was just over thirty.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WARDEN'S TEA PARTY After much painful doubting, on one thing only could Mr Harding resolve.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE WARDEN'S TEA PARTY After much painful doubting, on one thing only could Mr Harding resolve.
only
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From this reading THE WARDEN'S TEA PARTY After much painful doubting, on one thing only could Mr Harding resolve.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Mary Bold was older than her brother, and, at the time of our story, was just over thirty.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mary Bold was older than her brother, and, at the time of our story, was just over thirty.
painful
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From this reading THE WARDEN'S TEA PARTY After much painful doubting, on one thing only could Mr Harding resolve.
PARTYnounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WARDEN'S TEA PARTY After much painful doubting, on one thing only could Mr Harding resolve.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
present
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From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
probably
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From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
promise
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From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
promised
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From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
rate
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From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
resolution
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From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
resolve
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From this reading THE WARDEN'S TEA PARTY After much painful doubting, on one thing only could Mr Harding resolve.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
say
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From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
sister
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From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
some
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From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
state
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From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
story
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From this reading Mary Bold was older than her brother, and, at the time of our story, was just over thirty.
subject
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From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
TEA
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From this reading THE WARDEN'S TEA PARTY After much painful doubting, on one thing only could Mr Harding resolve.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mary Bold was older than her brother, and, at the time of our story, was just over thirty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WARDEN'S TEA PARTY After much painful doubting, on one thing only could Mr Harding resolve.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WARDEN'S TEA PARTY After much painful doubting, on one thing only could Mr Harding resolve.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
thirty
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From this reading Mary Bold was older than her brother, and, at the time of our story, was just over thirty.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary Bold was older than her brother, and, at the time of our story, was just over thirty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
WARDEN'S
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From this reading THE WARDEN'S TEA PARTY After much painful doubting, on one thing only could Mr Harding resolve.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
week
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From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He determined that at any rate he would take no offence, and that he would make this question no cause of quarrel either with Bold or with the bedesmen.
write
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From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
written
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From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
wrote
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From this reading In furtherance of this resolution, he himself wrote a note to Mr Bold, the same afternoon, inviting him to meet a few friends and hear some music on an evening named in the next week.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Had not this little party been promised to Eleanor, in his present state of mind he would probably have avoided such gaiety; but the promise had been given, the invitations were to be written, and when Eleanor consulted her father on the subject, she was not ill pleased to hear him say, "Oh, I was thinking of Bold, so I took it into my head to write to him myself, but you must write to his sister."
