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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 “Of course, if Herbert were to get better it would be a great disappointment for us.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
all
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From this reading “Well,” said Sophy, “if I were to say we were all delighted, who would believe me?
always
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From this reading It is the most enchanting old house in the world, and a good property, and we have always been led to believe that he was in a consumption.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
Austin
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From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is the most enchanting old house in the world, and a good property, and we have always been led to believe that he was in a consumption.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well,” said Sophy, “if I were to say we were all delighted, who would believe me?
better
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From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This speech elicited a shout of laughter from Dropmore and the rest, with running exclamations of “Frank, by Jove,” and “I like people who speak their minds.”
consumption
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From this reading It is the most enchanting old house in the world, and a good property, and we have always been led to believe that he was in a consumption.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course, if Herbert were to get better it would be a great disappointment for us.”
delighted
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From this reading “Well,” said Sophy, “if I were to say we were all delighted, who would believe me?
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Of course, if Herbert were to get better it would be a great disappointment for us.”
Dropmore
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From this reading This speech elicited a shout of laughter from Dropmore and the rest, with running exclamations of “Frank, by Jove,” and “I like people who speak their minds.”
elicited
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From this reading This speech elicited a shout of laughter from Dropmore and the rest, with running exclamations of “Frank, by Jove,” and “I like people who speak their minds.”
enchanting
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From this reading It is the most enchanting old house in the world, and a good property, and we have always been led to believe that he was in a consumption.
exclamations
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From this reading This speech elicited a shout of laughter from Dropmore and the rest, with running exclamations of “Frank, by Jove,” and “I like people who speak their minds.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Of course, if Herbert were to get better it would be a great disappointment for us.”
Frank
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From this reading This speech elicited a shout of laughter from Dropmore and the rest, with running exclamations of “Frank, by Jove,” and “I like people who speak their minds.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This speech elicited a shout of laughter from Dropmore and the rest, with running exclamations of “Frank, by Jove,” and “I like people who speak their minds.”
get
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From this reading “Of course, if Herbert were to get better it would be a great disappointment for us.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the most enchanting old house in the world, and a good property, and we have always been led to believe that he was in a consumption.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course, if Herbert were to get better it would be a great disappointment for us.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is the most enchanting old house in the world, and a good property, and we have always been led to believe that he was in a consumption.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
heard
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From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
Herbert
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From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
house
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From this reading It is the most enchanting old house in the world, and a good property, and we have always been led to believe that he was in a consumption.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This speech elicited a shout of laughter from Dropmore and the rest, with running exclamations of “Frank, by Jove,” and “I like people who speak their minds.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Of course, if Herbert were to get better it would be a great disappointment for us.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is the most enchanting old house in the world, and a good property, and we have always been led to believe that he was in a consumption.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
Jove
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From this reading This speech elicited a shout of laughter from Dropmore and the rest, with running exclamations of “Frank, by Jove,” and “I like people who speak their minds.”
just
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From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
laughter
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From this reading This speech elicited a shout of laughter from Dropmore and the rest, with running exclamations of “Frank, by Jove,” and “I like people who speak their minds.”
led
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From this reading It is the most enchanting old house in the world, and a good property, and we have always been led to believe that he was in a consumption.
like
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From this reading This speech elicited a shout of laughter from Dropmore and the rest, with running exclamations of “Frank, by Jove,” and “I like people who speak their minds.”
low
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From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well,” said Sophy, “if I were to say we were all delighted, who would believe me?
minds
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From this reading This speech elicited a shout of laughter from Dropmore and the rest, with running exclamations of “Frank, by Jove,” and “I like people who speak their minds.”
most
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From this reading It is the most enchanting old house in the world, and a good property, and we have always been led to believe that he was in a consumption.
much
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From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course, if Herbert were to get better it would be a great disappointment for us.”
old
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From this reading It is the most enchanting old house in the world, and a good property, and we have always been led to believe that he was in a consumption.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
Papa
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From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
people
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From this reading This speech elicited a shout of laughter from Dropmore and the rest, with running exclamations of “Frank, by Jove,” and “I like people who speak their minds.”
place
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From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
property
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From this reading It is the most enchanting old house in the world, and a good property, and we have always been led to believe that he was in a consumption.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This speech elicited a shout of laughter from Dropmore and the rest, with running exclamations of “Frank, by Jove,” and “I like people who speak their minds.”
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This speech elicited a shout of laughter from Dropmore and the rest, with running exclamations of “Frank, by Jove,” and “I like people who speak their minds.”
said
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From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
say
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From this reading “Well,” said Sophy, “if I were to say we were all delighted, who would believe me?
shout
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From this reading This speech elicited a shout of laughter from Dropmore and the rest, with running exclamations of “Frank, by Jove,” and “I like people who speak their minds.”
Sophy
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From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
speak
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From this reading This speech elicited a shout of laughter from Dropmore and the rest, with running exclamations of “Frank, by Jove,” and “I like people who speak their minds.”
speech
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From this reading This speech elicited a shout of laughter from Dropmore and the rest, with running exclamations of “Frank, by Jove,” and “I like people who speak their minds.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This speech elicited a shout of laughter from Dropmore and the rest, with running exclamations of “Frank, by Jove,” and “I like people who speak their minds.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This speech elicited a shout of laughter from Dropmore and the rest, with running exclamations of “Frank, by Jove,” and “I like people who speak their minds.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This speech elicited a shout of laughter from Dropmore and the rest, with running exclamations of “Frank, by Jove,” and “I like people who speak their minds.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Of course, if Herbert were to get better it would be a great disappointment for us.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the most enchanting old house in the world, and a good property, and we have always been led to believe that he was in a consumption.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well,” said Sophy, “if I were to say we were all delighted, who would believe me?
Well
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From this reading “Well,” said Sophy, “if I were to say we were all delighted, who would believe me?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Of course, if Herbert were to get better it would be a great disappointment for us.”
Whiteladies
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From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This speech elicited a shout of laughter from Dropmore and the rest, with running exclamations of “Frank, by Jove,” and “I like people who speak their minds.”
world
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From this reading It is the most enchanting old house in the world, and a good property, and we have always been led to believe that he was in a consumption.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Of course, if Herbert were to get better it would be a great disappointment for us.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Papa has just heard that Herbert Austin, who has Whiteladies, you know--our place that is to be--is much better; and he is low about it,” said Sophy.
