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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 The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WHAT THIS STORY IS ABOUT.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
all
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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
announced
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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
annoyed
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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Whither Thou Goest, by William Le Queux.
Earl
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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
fell
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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
Goest
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From this reading Whither Thou Goest, by William Le Queux.
Guy
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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT THIS STORY IS ABOUT.
Le
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From this reading Whither Thou Goest, by William Le Queux.
love
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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
marry
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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
opposition
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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
penniless
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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
PREFACE
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From this reading PREFACE.
Queux
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From this reading Whither Thou Goest, by William Le Queux.
Saxham
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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
son
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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
STORY
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From this reading WHAT THIS STORY IS ABOUT.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WHAT THIS STORY IS ABOUT.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Whither Thou Goest, by William Le Queux.
vastly
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From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THIS STORY IS ABOUT.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
WhitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Whither Thou Goest, by William Le Queux.
William
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From this reading Whither Thou Goest, by William Le Queux.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Earl of Saxham was vastly annoyed when his son, Guy, fell in love with a "penniless nobody," and announced that he would marry her against all opposition.