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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 ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
Algernon
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From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
alighted
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
Any
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From this reading ‘Any news of Gilbert?’ was Lucy’s demand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
assembled
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
Bayford
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
care
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From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
carriage
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
cavalry
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From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
Cavendish
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
cry
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
demand
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From this reading ‘Any news of Gilbert?’ was Lucy’s demand.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
don't
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From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
drink
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From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
Dusautoy
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
Eh
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From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
Exulting
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
fellows
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From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
Gilbert
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From this reading ‘Any news of Gilbert?’ was Lucy’s demand.
glad
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From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
heard
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
household
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
landed
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From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
Lawn
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
Lucy's
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From this reading ‘Any news of Gilbert?’ was Lucy’s demand.
Mr
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
Mrs
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
news
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From this reading ‘Any news of Gilbert?’ was Lucy’s demand.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
only
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From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
out
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
peals
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
rang
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
ringers
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From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
said
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From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
say
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From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
Sebastopol
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
send
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From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
sovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
taken
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
thank
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From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
tower
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
uncle
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From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
up
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From this reading ‘I say, uncle,’ said Algernon, ‘shall I send up a sovereign to those ringers?’
very
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From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
vicar
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘Eh! poor fellows, they will be very glad of it, thank you; only I must take care they don’t drink it up.
Willow
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From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘No, the cavalry were not landed, so he had nothing to do with it.’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Exulting peals rang out from the Bayford tower, and as Mr. and Mrs. Cavendish Dusautoy alighted from their carriage at Willow Lawn, the cry of the vicar and of the assembled household was, ‘Have you heard that Sebastopol is taken?’
