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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 There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Holgates of Holgate Brand and Lady Naselton of Naselton had presented themselves on the same afternoon.
allusion
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
anxiety
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
anæmic-looking
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From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
away
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From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
bound
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From this reading Many others had come in their train, for what these very great people did the neighborhood was bound to endorse.
Brand
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From this reading The Holgates of Holgate Brand and Lady Naselton of Naselton had presented themselves on the same afternoon.
breath
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
called
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From this reading Positively every one, with two unimportant exceptions, had called upon us.
careless
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
casual
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
cedar
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From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
certainly
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many others had come in their train, for what these very great people did the neighborhood was bound to endorse.
cordiality
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
Countess
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From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
cousins
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
daughters
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From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Many others had come in their train, for what these very great people did the neighborhood was bound to endorse.
distinct
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
driven
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From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
elaborately
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
endorse
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From this reading Many others had come in their train, for what these very great people did the neighborhood was bound to endorse.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Positively every one, with two unimportant exceptions, had called upon us.
exceptions
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From this reading Positively every one, with two unimportant exceptions, had called upon us.
f
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
father
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
few
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
Ffolliots
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
followed
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Many others had come in their train, for what these very great people did the neighborhood was bound to endorse.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many others had come in their train, for what these very great people did the neighborhood was bound to endorse.
gush
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
gushed
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From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Positively every one, with two unimportant exceptions, had called upon us.
Hall
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From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
Holgate
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From this reading The Holgates of Holgate Brand and Lady Naselton of Naselton had presented themselves on the same afternoon.
Holgates
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From this reading The Holgates of Holgate Brand and Lady Naselton of Naselton had presented themselves on the same afternoon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many others had come in their train, for what these very great people did the neighborhood was bound to endorse.
indeed
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
Lady
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From this reading The Holgates of Holgate Brand and Lady Naselton of Naselton had presented themselves on the same afternoon.
late
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From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
lawn
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From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
made
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
Many
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From this reading Many others had come in their train, for what these very great people did the neighborhood was bound to endorse.
mentioned
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
mild
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
miles
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From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
Naselton
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From this reading The Holgates of Holgate Brand and Lady Naselton of Naselton had presented themselves on the same afternoon.
neighborhood
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From this reading Many others had come in their train, for what these very great people did the neighborhood was bound to endorse.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Holgates of Holgate Brand and Lady Naselton of Naselton had presented themselves on the same afternoon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Holgates of Holgate Brand and Lady Naselton of Naselton had presented themselves on the same afternoon.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Positively every one, with two unimportant exceptions, had called upon us.
others
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From this reading Many others had come in their train, for what these very great people did the neighborhood was bound to endorse.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
people
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From this reading Many others had come in their train, for what these very great people did the neighborhood was bound to endorse.
Positively
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From this reading Positively every one, with two unimportant exceptions, had called upon us.
presented
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From this reading The Holgates of Holgate Brand and Lady Naselton of Naselton had presented themselves on the same afternoon.
questions
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
roses
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From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Holgates of Holgate Brand and Lady Naselton of Naselton had presented themselves on the same afternoon.
second
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
shaded
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From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
speaking
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
spelling
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
Sysington
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From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
terms
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Many others had come in their train, for what these very great people did the neighborhood was bound to endorse.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The Holgates of Holgate Brand and Lady Naselton of Naselton had presented themselves on the same afternoon.
There
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Many others had come in their train, for what these very great people did the neighborhood was bound to endorse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many others had come in their train, for what these very great people did the neighborhood was bound to endorse.
train
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From this reading Many others had come in their train, for what these very great people did the neighborhood was bound to endorse.
trees
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From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
twelve
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From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
two
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From this reading Positively every one, with two unimportant exceptions, had called upon us.
unimportant
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From this reading Positively every one, with two unimportant exceptions, had called upon us.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Positively every one, with two unimportant exceptions, had called upon us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Positively every one, with two unimportant exceptions, had called upon us.
veiled
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
very
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From this reading Many others had come in their train, for what these very great people did the neighborhood was bound to endorse.
Warwickshire
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From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Many others had come in their train, for what these very great people did the neighborhood was bound to endorse.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Many others had come in their train, for what these very great people did the neighborhood was bound to endorse.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Countess had driven over from Sysington Hall, twelve miles away, with two anæmic-looking daughters, who had gushed over our late roses and the cedar trees which shaded the lawn.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a little veiled anxiety, a few elaborately careless questions as to the spelling of our name; but when my father had mentioned the second “f,” and made a casual allusion to the Warwickshire Ffolliots--with whom we were not indeed on speaking terms, but who were certainly our cousins--a distinct breath of relief was followed by a gush of mild cordiality.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Positively every one, with two unimportant exceptions, had called upon us.
