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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 "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
ait
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
Altenfjord
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From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It reached the astonished and reluctant ears of the Reverend Mr. Dyceworthy, whose rage was so great that it destroyed his appetite for twenty-four hours.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading It reached the astonished and reluctant ears of the Reverend Mr. Dyceworthy, whose rage was so great that it destroyed his appetite for twenty-four hours.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading It reached the astonished and reluctant ears of the Reverend Mr. Dyceworthy, whose rage was so great that it destroyed his appetite for twenty-four hours.
au
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
aussi
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
autant
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
Ballad
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The news spread gradually, having been, in the first place, started by Britta, whose triumph in her mistress's happiness was charming to witness.
Breton
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
Britta
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From this reading The news spread gradually, having been, in the first place, started by Britta, whose triumph in her mistress's happiness was charming to witness.
Bruce-Errington
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From this reading In a few more days Thelma's engagement to Sir Philip Bruce-Errington was the talk of the neighborhood.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The news spread gradually, having been, in the first place, started by Britta, whose triumph in her mistress's happiness was charming to witness.
charming
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From this reading The news spread gradually, having been, in the first place, started by Britta, whose triumph in her mistress's happiness was charming to witness.
d'avoir
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
day
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From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
days
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From this reading In a few more days Thelma's engagement to Sir Philip Bruce-Errington was the talk of the neighborhood.
de
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
depuis
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
destroyed
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From this reading It reached the astonished and reluctant ears of the Reverend Mr. Dyceworthy, whose rage was so great that it destroyed his appetite for twenty-four hours.
deux
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
Dien
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
Dyceworthy
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From this reading It reached the astonished and reluctant ears of the Reverend Mr. Dyceworthy, whose rage was so great that it destroyed his appetite for twenty-four hours.
ears
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From this reading It reached the astonished and reluctant ears of the Reverend Mr. Dyceworthy, whose rage was so great that it destroyed his appetite for twenty-four hours.
engagement
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From this reading In a few more days Thelma's engagement to Sir Philip Bruce-Errington was the talk of the neighborhood.
Englishman
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From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
et
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
eu
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
few
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From this reading In a few more days Thelma's engagement to Sir Philip Bruce-Errington was the talk of the neighborhood.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The news spread gradually, having been, in the first place, started by Britta, whose triumph in her mistress's happiness was charming to witness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It reached the astonished and reluctant ears of the Reverend Mr. Dyceworthy, whose rage was so great that it destroyed his appetite for twenty-four hours.
general
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From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
genoux
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
gradually
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From this reading The news spread gradually, having been, in the first place, started by Britta, whose triumph in her mistress's happiness was charming to witness.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It reached the astonished and reluctant ears of the Reverend Mr. Dyceworthy, whose rage was so great that it destroyed his appetite for twenty-four hours.
happiness
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From this reading The news spread gradually, having been, in the first place, started by Britta, whose triumph in her mistress's happiness was charming to witness.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The news spread gradually, having been, in the first place, started by Britta, whose triumph in her mistress's happiness was charming to witness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The news spread gradually, having been, in the first place, started by Britta, whose triumph in her mistress's happiness was charming to witness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It reached the astonished and reluctant ears of the Reverend Mr. Dyceworthy, whose rage was so great that it destroyed his appetite for twenty-four hours.
hold
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From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
hours
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From this reading It reached the astonished and reluctant ears of the Reverend Mr. Dyceworthy, whose rage was so great that it destroyed his appetite for twenty-four hours.
Il
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
impression
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From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few more days Thelma's engagement to Sir Philip Bruce-Errington was the talk of the neighborhood.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It reached the astonished and reluctant ears of the Reverend Mr. Dyceworthy, whose rage was so great that it destroyed his appetite for twenty-four hours.
je
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
ma
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
maintained
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From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
minds
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From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
mistress's
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From this reading The news spread gradually, having been, in the first place, started by Britta, whose triumph in her mistress's happiness was charming to witness.
moi
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
more
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From this reading In a few more days Thelma's engagement to Sir Philip Bruce-Errington was the talk of the neighborhood.
Mr
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From this reading It reached the astonished and reluctant ears of the Reverend Mr. Dyceworthy, whose rage was so great that it destroyed his appetite for twenty-four hours.
n'y
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
naissance
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
neighborhood
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From this reading In a few more days Thelma's engagement to Sir Philip Bruce-Errington was the talk of the neighborhood.
news
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From this reading The news spread gradually, having been, in the first place, started by Britta, whose triumph in her mistress's happiness was charming to witness.
nom
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a few more days Thelma's engagement to Sir Philip Bruce-Errington was the talk of the neighborhood.
Old
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
people
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From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
personne
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
Philip
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From this reading In a few more days Thelma's engagement to Sir Philip Bruce-Errington was the talk of the neighborhood.
pitie
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
place
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From this reading The news spread gradually, having been, in the first place, started by Britta, whose triumph in her mistress's happiness was charming to witness.
prejudiced
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From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
primitive
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From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
que
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
qui
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
rage
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From this reading It reached the astonished and reluctant ears of the Reverend Mr. Dyceworthy, whose rage was so great that it destroyed his appetite for twenty-four hours.
reached
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From this reading It reached the astonished and reluctant ears of the Reverend Mr. Dyceworthy, whose rage was so great that it destroyed his appetite for twenty-four hours.
reckless
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From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
reluctant
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From this reading It reached the astonished and reluctant ears of the Reverend Mr. Dyceworthy, whose rage was so great that it destroyed his appetite for twenty-four hours.
Reverend
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From this reading It reached the astonished and reluctant ears of the Reverend Mr. Dyceworthy, whose rage was so great that it destroyed his appetite for twenty-four hours.
rue
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From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
Sir
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From this reading In a few more days Thelma's engagement to Sir Philip Bruce-Errington was the talk of the neighborhood.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It reached the astonished and reluctant ears of the Reverend Mr. Dyceworthy, whose rage was so great that it destroyed his appetite for twenty-four hours.
souffrir
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
spread
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From this reading The news spread gradually, having been, in the first place, started by Britta, whose triumph in her mistress's happiness was charming to witness.
started
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From this reading The news spread gradually, having been, in the first place, started by Britta, whose triumph in her mistress's happiness was charming to witness.
strong
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From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
sujet
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
superstition
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From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
supplie
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
talk
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From this reading In a few more days Thelma's engagement to Sir Philip Bruce-Errington was the talk of the neighborhood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It reached the astonished and reluctant ears of the Reverend Mr. Dyceworthy, whose rage was so great that it destroyed his appetite for twenty-four hours.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a few more days Thelma's engagement to Sir Philip Bruce-Errington was the talk of the neighborhood.
Thelma's
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From this reading In a few more days Thelma's engagement to Sir Philip Bruce-Errington was the talk of the neighborhood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a few more days Thelma's engagement to Sir Philip Bruce-Errington was the talk of the neighborhood.
triumph
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From this reading The news spread gradually, having been, in the first place, started by Britta, whose triumph in her mistress's happiness was charming to witness.
twenty-four
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From this reading It reached the astonished and reluctant ears of the Reverend Mr. Dyceworthy, whose rage was so great that it destroyed his appetite for twenty-four hours.
votre
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
vous
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From this reading "Il n'y a personne qui ait eu autant a souffrir a votre sujet que moi depuis ma naissance! aussi je vous supplie a deux genoux et au nom de Dien, d'avoir pitie de moi!"--_Old Breton Ballad_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a few more days Thelma's engagement to Sir Philip Bruce-Errington was the talk of the neighborhood.
wedded
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From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
white
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From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The news spread gradually, having been, in the first place, started by Britta, whose triumph in her mistress's happiness was charming to witness.
witch
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From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
witness
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From this reading The news spread gradually, having been, in the first place, started by Britta, whose triumph in her mistress's happiness was charming to witness.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
young
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From this reading But the general impression in the neighborhood, where superstition maintained so strong a hold on the primitive and prejudiced minds of the people, was that the reckless young Englishman would rue the day on which he wedded "the white witch of the Altenfjord."
