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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 She immediately countermanded her carriage, and wrote a hasty line, pleading headache as an excuse for absence.
absence
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From this reading She immediately countermanded her carriage, and wrote a hasty line, pleading headache as an excuse for absence.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Since her return from Trouville she had been living in continued agony, and what she had been dreading like death was come.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She immediately countermanded her carriage, and wrote a hasty line, pleading headache as an excuse for absence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She immediately countermanded her carriage, and wrote a hasty line, pleading headache as an excuse for absence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She immediately countermanded her carriage, and wrote a hasty line, pleading headache as an excuse for absence.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the moment when Theresa de Sauve received Hubert's despatch she was preparing to dress for dining out.
bedroom
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From this reading She gave orders that she was not at home, and cowered down in a low chair before her bedroom fire, with her head in her hands.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been seized with trembling and an icy sweat on reading the simple phrases of the blue note.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She gave orders that she was not at home, and cowered down in a low chair before her bedroom fire, with her head in her hands.
blue
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From this reading She had been seized with trembling and an icy sweat on reading the simple phrases of the blue note.
carriage
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From this reading She immediately countermanded her carriage, and wrote a hasty line, pleading headache as an excuse for absence.
chair
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From this reading She gave orders that she was not at home, and cowered down in a low chair before her bedroom fire, with her head in her hands.
come
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From this reading Since her return from Trouville she had been living in continued agony, and what she had been dreading like death was come.
continued
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From this reading Since her return from Trouville she had been living in continued agony, and what she had been dreading like death was come.
countermanded
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From this reading She immediately countermanded her carriage, and wrote a hasty line, pleading headache as an excuse for absence.
cowered
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From this reading She gave orders that she was not at home, and cowered down in a low chair before her bedroom fire, with her head in her hands.
de
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From this reading At the moment when Theresa de Sauve received Hubert's despatch she was preparing to dress for dining out.
death
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From this reading Since her return from Trouville she had been living in continued agony, and what she had been dreading like death was come.
despatch
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From this reading At the moment when Theresa de Sauve received Hubert's despatch she was preparing to dress for dining out.
dining
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From this reading At the moment when Theresa de Sauve received Hubert's despatch she was preparing to dress for dining out.
down
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From this reading She gave orders that she was not at home, and cowered down in a low chair before her bedroom fire, with her head in her hands.
dreading
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From this reading Since her return from Trouville she had been living in continued agony, and what she had been dreading like death was come.
dress
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From this reading At the moment when Theresa de Sauve received Hubert's despatch she was preparing to dress for dining out.
excuse
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From this reading She immediately countermanded her carriage, and wrote a hasty line, pleading headache as an excuse for absence.
fire
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From this reading She gave orders that she was not at home, and cowered down in a low chair before her bedroom fire, with her head in her hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the moment when Theresa de Sauve received Hubert's despatch she was preparing to dress for dining out.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Since her return from Trouville she had been living in continued agony, and what she had been dreading like death was come.
gave
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From this reading She gave orders that she was not at home, and cowered down in a low chair before her bedroom fire, with her head in her hands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been seized with trembling and an icy sweat on reading the simple phrases of the blue note.
hands
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From this reading She gave orders that she was not at home, and cowered down in a low chair before her bedroom fire, with her head in her hands.
hasty
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From this reading She immediately countermanded her carriage, and wrote a hasty line, pleading headache as an excuse for absence.
head
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From this reading She gave orders that she was not at home, and cowered down in a low chair before her bedroom fire, with her head in her hands.
headache
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From this reading She immediately countermanded her carriage, and wrote a hasty line, pleading headache as an excuse for absence.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She immediately countermanded her carriage, and wrote a hasty line, pleading headache as an excuse for absence.
home
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From this reading She gave orders that she was not at home, and cowered down in a low chair before her bedroom fire, with her head in her hands.
Hubert's
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From this reading At the moment when Theresa de Sauve received Hubert's despatch she was preparing to dress for dining out.
icy
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From this reading She had been seized with trembling and an icy sweat on reading the simple phrases of the blue note.
immediately
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From this reading She immediately countermanded her carriage, and wrote a hasty line, pleading headache as an excuse for absence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She gave orders that she was not at home, and cowered down in a low chair before her bedroom fire, with her head in her hands.
like
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From this reading Since her return from Trouville she had been living in continued agony, and what she had been dreading like death was come.
line
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From this reading She immediately countermanded her carriage, and wrote a hasty line, pleading headache as an excuse for absence.
living
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From this reading Since her return from Trouville she had been living in continued agony, and what she had been dreading like death was come.
low
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From this reading She gave orders that she was not at home, and cowered down in a low chair before her bedroom fire, with her head in her hands.
moment
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From this reading At the moment when Theresa de Sauve received Hubert's despatch she was preparing to dress for dining out.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She gave orders that she was not at home, and cowered down in a low chair before her bedroom fire, with her head in her hands.
note
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From this reading She had been seized with trembling and an icy sweat on reading the simple phrases of the blue note.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had been seized with trembling and an icy sweat on reading the simple phrases of the blue note.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had been seized with trembling and an icy sweat on reading the simple phrases of the blue note.
orders
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From this reading She gave orders that she was not at home, and cowered down in a low chair before her bedroom fire, with her head in her hands.
out
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From this reading At the moment when Theresa de Sauve received Hubert's despatch she was preparing to dress for dining out.
phrases
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From this reading She had been seized with trembling and an icy sweat on reading the simple phrases of the blue note.
pleading
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From this reading She immediately countermanded her carriage, and wrote a hasty line, pleading headache as an excuse for absence.
preparing
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From this reading At the moment when Theresa de Sauve received Hubert's despatch she was preparing to dress for dining out.
reading
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From this reading She had been seized with trembling and an icy sweat on reading the simple phrases of the blue note.
received
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From this reading At the moment when Theresa de Sauve received Hubert's despatch she was preparing to dress for dining out.
return
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From this reading Since her return from Trouville she had been living in continued agony, and what she had been dreading like death was come.
Sauve
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From this reading At the moment when Theresa de Sauve received Hubert's despatch she was preparing to dress for dining out.
seized
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From this reading She had been seized with trembling and an icy sweat on reading the simple phrases of the blue note.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the moment when Theresa de Sauve received Hubert's despatch she was preparing to dress for dining out.
simple
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From this reading She had been seized with trembling and an icy sweat on reading the simple phrases of the blue note.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since her return from Trouville she had been living in continued agony, and what she had been dreading like death was come.
sweat
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From this reading She had been seized with trembling and an icy sweat on reading the simple phrases of the blue note.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She gave orders that she was not at home, and cowered down in a low chair before her bedroom fire, with her head in her hands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the moment when Theresa de Sauve received Hubert's despatch she was preparing to dress for dining out.
Theresa
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From this reading At the moment when Theresa de Sauve received Hubert's despatch she was preparing to dress for dining out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the moment when Theresa de Sauve received Hubert's despatch she was preparing to dress for dining out.
trembling
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From this reading She had been seized with trembling and an icy sweat on reading the simple phrases of the blue note.
Trouville
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From this reading Since her return from Trouville she had been living in continued agony, and what she had been dreading like death was come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the moment when Theresa de Sauve received Hubert's despatch she was preparing to dress for dining out.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Since her return from Trouville she had been living in continued agony, and what she had been dreading like death was come.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At the moment when Theresa de Sauve received Hubert's despatch she was preparing to dress for dining out.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had been seized with trembling and an icy sweat on reading the simple phrases of the blue note.
wrote
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From this reading She immediately countermanded her carriage, and wrote a hasty line, pleading headache as an excuse for absence.
