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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 Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
Alice
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From this reading But all of them heard it before Alice, and when others believed it Alice did not believe it,--or, indeed, care to believe or not to believe.
all
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From this reading But all of them heard it before Alice, and when others believed it Alice did not believe it,--or, indeed, care to believe or not to believe.
alliance
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From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
also
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From this reading Mr. Burmeston had whispered in Slowbridge that there was a screw loose, perhaps thinking that if another could escape, why not he also?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Burmeston had whispered in Slowbridge that there was a screw loose, perhaps thinking that if another could escape, why not he also?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
Beetham
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From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But all of them heard it before Alice, and when others believed it Alice did not believe it,--or, indeed, care to believe or not to believe.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But all of them heard it before Alice, and when others believed it Alice did not believe it,--or, indeed, care to believe or not to believe.
believed
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From this reading But all of them heard it before Alice, and when others believed it Alice did not believe it,--or, indeed, care to believe or not to believe.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
Burmeston
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From this reading Mr. Burmeston had whispered in Slowbridge that there was a screw loose, perhaps thinking that if another could escape, why not he also?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Cobble, who had no idea of escaping, declared his conviction that Major Rossiter ought to be horsewhipped; but Lady Deepbell was the real town-crier who carried the news far and wide.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
care
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From this reading But all of them heard it before Alice, and when others believed it Alice did not believe it,--or, indeed, care to believe or not to believe.
carried
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From this reading Cobble, who had no idea of escaping, declared his conviction that Major Rossiter ought to be horsewhipped; but Lady Deepbell was the real town-crier who carried the news far and wide.
Cobble
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From this reading Cobble, who had no idea of escaping, declared his conviction that Major Rossiter ought to be horsewhipped; but Lady Deepbell was the real town-crier who carried the news far and wide.
conviction
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From this reading Cobble, who had no idea of escaping, declared his conviction that Major Rossiter ought to be horsewhipped; but Lady Deepbell was the real town-crier who carried the news far and wide.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mr. Burmeston had whispered in Slowbridge that there was a screw loose, perhaps thinking that if another could escape, why not he also?
country
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From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
declared
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From this reading Cobble, who had no idea of escaping, declared his conviction that Major Rossiter ought to be horsewhipped; but Lady Deepbell was the real town-crier who carried the news far and wide.
DEEPBELL
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From this reading LADY DEEPBELL.
degrees
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From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But all of them heard it before Alice, and when others believed it Alice did not believe it,--or, indeed, care to believe or not to believe.
escape
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From this reading Mr. Burmeston had whispered in Slowbridge that there was a screw loose, perhaps thinking that if another could escape, why not he also?
escaping
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From this reading Cobble, who had no idea of escaping, declared his conviction that Major Rossiter ought to be horsewhipped; but Lady Deepbell was the real town-crier who carried the news far and wide.
far
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From this reading Cobble, who had no idea of escaping, declared his conviction that Major Rossiter ought to be horsewhipped; but Lady Deepbell was the real town-crier who carried the news far and wide.
Georgiana
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From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Burmeston had whispered in Slowbridge that there was a screw loose, perhaps thinking that if another could escape, why not he also?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Burmeston had whispered in Slowbridge that there was a screw loose, perhaps thinking that if another could escape, why not he also?
heard
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From this reading But all of them heard it before Alice, and when others believed it Alice did not believe it,--or, indeed, care to believe or not to believe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cobble, who had no idea of escaping, declared his conviction that Major Rossiter ought to be horsewhipped; but Lady Deepbell was the real town-crier who carried the news far and wide.
horsewhipped
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From this reading Cobble, who had no idea of escaping, declared his conviction that Major Rossiter ought to be horsewhipped; but Lady Deepbell was the real town-crier who carried the news far and wide.
idea
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From this reading Cobble, who had no idea of escaping, declared his conviction that Major Rossiter ought to be horsewhipped; but Lady Deepbell was the real town-crier who carried the news far and wide.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mr. Burmeston had whispered in Slowbridge that there was a screw loose, perhaps thinking that if another could escape, why not he also?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Burmeston had whispered in Slowbridge that there was a screw loose, perhaps thinking that if another could escape, why not he also?
indeed
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From this reading But all of them heard it before Alice, and when others believed it Alice did not believe it,--or, indeed, care to believe or not to believe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
LADY
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From this reading LADY DEEPBELL.
lanes
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From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
loose
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From this reading Mr. Burmeston had whispered in Slowbridge that there was a screw loose, perhaps thinking that if another could escape, why not he also?
Major
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From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
Miss
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From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Burmeston had whispered in Slowbridge that there was a screw loose, perhaps thinking that if another could escape, why not he also?
news
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From this reading Cobble, who had no idea of escaping, declared his conviction that Major Rossiter ought to be horsewhipped; but Lady Deepbell was the real town-crier who carried the news far and wide.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Cobble, who had no idea of escaping, declared his conviction that Major Rossiter ought to be horsewhipped; but Lady Deepbell was the real town-crier who carried the news far and wide.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But all of them heard it before Alice, and when others believed it Alice did not believe it,--or, indeed, care to believe or not to believe.
others
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From this reading But all of them heard it before Alice, and when others believed it Alice did not believe it,--or, indeed, care to believe or not to believe.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Cobble, who had no idea of escaping, declared his conviction that Major Rossiter ought to be horsewhipped; but Lady Deepbell was the real town-crier who carried the news far and wide.
perhaps
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From this reading Mr. Burmeston had whispered in Slowbridge that there was a screw loose, perhaps thinking that if another could escape, why not he also?
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
real
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From this reading Cobble, who had no idea of escaping, declared his conviction that Major Rossiter ought to be horsewhipped; but Lady Deepbell was the real town-crier who carried the news far and wide.
Rossiter
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From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
rumoured
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From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
screw
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From this reading Mr. Burmeston had whispered in Slowbridge that there was a screw loose, perhaps thinking that if another could escape, why not he also?
settled
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From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
Slowbridge
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From this reading Mr. Burmeston had whispered in Slowbridge that there was a screw loose, perhaps thinking that if another could escape, why not he also?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But all of them heard it before Alice, and when others believed it Alice did not believe it,--or, indeed, care to believe or not to believe.
Then
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From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
there
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From this reading Mr. Burmeston had whispered in Slowbridge that there was a screw loose, perhaps thinking that if another could escape, why not he also?
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Burmeston had whispered in Slowbridge that there was a screw loose, perhaps thinking that if another could escape, why not he also?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
town-crier
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From this reading Cobble, who had no idea of escaping, declared his conviction that Major Rossiter ought to be horsewhipped; but Lady Deepbell was the real town-crier who carried the news far and wide.
Wanless
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From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then by degrees it began to be rumoured about the country, and at last through the lanes of Beetham itself, that the alliance between Major Rossiter and Miss Georgiana Wanless was not quite a settled thing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But all of them heard it before Alice, and when others believed it Alice did not believe it,--or, indeed, care to believe or not to believe.
whispered
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From this reading Mr. Burmeston had whispered in Slowbridge that there was a screw loose, perhaps thinking that if another could escape, why not he also?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Cobble, who had no idea of escaping, declared his conviction that Major Rossiter ought to be horsewhipped; but Lady Deepbell was the real town-crier who carried the news far and wide.
why
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From this reading Mr. Burmeston had whispered in Slowbridge that there was a screw loose, perhaps thinking that if another could escape, why not he also?
wide
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From this reading Cobble, who had no idea of escaping, declared his conviction that Major Rossiter ought to be horsewhipped; but Lady Deepbell was the real town-crier who carried the news far and wide.
