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add
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From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
advantage
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From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Carriage after carriage rumbled into the courtyard of Kárpáthy Castle.
all
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From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every sort and kind of four-wheeled conveyance was visible that day within the gates of the crowded mansion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There seemed to be no end to the continuous flow of guests, male and female, and Madame Kárpáthy won and captivated every heart.
beforehand
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From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
best
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From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
captivated
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From this reading There seemed to be no end to the continuous flow of guests, male and female, and Madame Kárpáthy won and captivated every heart.
Carriage
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From this reading Carriage after carriage rumbled into the courtyard of Kárpáthy Castle.
Castle
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From this reading Carriage after carriage rumbled into the courtyard of Kárpáthy Castle.
continuous
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From this reading There seemed to be no end to the continuous flow of guests, male and female, and Madame Kárpáthy won and captivated every heart.
conveyance
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From this reading Every sort and kind of four-wheeled conveyance was visible that day within the gates of the crowded mansion.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading Carriage after carriage rumbled into the courtyard of Kárpáthy Castle.
crowded
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From this reading Every sort and kind of four-wheeled conveyance was visible that day within the gates of the crowded mansion.
day
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From this reading Every sort and kind of four-wheeled conveyance was visible that day within the gates of the crowded mansion.
due
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From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
end
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From this reading There seemed to be no end to the continuous flow of guests, male and female, and Madame Kárpáthy won and captivated every heart.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every sort and kind of four-wheeled conveyance was visible that day within the gates of the crowded mansion.
excellently
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From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
female
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From this reading There seemed to be no end to the continuous flow of guests, male and female, and Madame Kárpáthy won and captivated every heart.
flow
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From this reading There seemed to be no end to the continuous flow of guests, male and female, and Madame Kárpáthy won and captivated every heart.
four-wheeled
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From this reading Every sort and kind of four-wheeled conveyance was visible that day within the gates of the crowded mansion.
gates
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From this reading Every sort and kind of four-wheeled conveyance was visible that day within the gates of the crowded mansion.
guests
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From this reading There seemed to be no end to the continuous flow of guests, male and female, and Madame Kárpáthy won and captivated every heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
heart
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From this reading There seemed to be no end to the continuous flow of guests, male and female, and Madame Kárpáthy won and captivated every heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
HOUSE-WARMING
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From this reading THE HOUSE-WARMING.
immense
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From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Carriage after carriage rumbled into the courtyard of Kárpáthy Castle.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
kind
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From this reading Every sort and kind of four-wheeled conveyance was visible that day within the gates of the crowded mansion.
knowing
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From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
Kárpáthy
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From this reading Carriage after carriage rumbled into the courtyard of Kárpáthy Castle.
learnt
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From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
lesson
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From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
Madame
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From this reading There seemed to be no end to the continuous flow of guests, male and female, and Madame Kárpáthy won and captivated every heart.
male
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From this reading There seemed to be no end to the continuous flow of guests, male and female, and Madame Kárpáthy won and captivated every heart.
mansion
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From this reading Every sort and kind of four-wheeled conveyance was visible that day within the gates of the crowded mansion.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There seemed to be no end to the continuous flow of guests, male and female, and Madame Kárpáthy won and captivated every heart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Carriage after carriage rumbled into the courtyard of Kárpáthy Castle.
points
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From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
rumbled
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From this reading Carriage after carriage rumbled into the courtyard of Kárpáthy Castle.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed to be no end to the continuous flow of guests, male and female, and Madame Kárpáthy won and captivated every heart.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
sort
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From this reading Every sort and kind of four-wheeled conveyance was visible that day within the gates of the crowded mansion.
strong
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From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every sort and kind of four-wheeled conveyance was visible that day within the gates of the crowded mansion.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOUSE-WARMING.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
There
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From this reading There seemed to be no end to the continuous flow of guests, male and female, and Madame Kárpáthy won and captivated every heart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There seemed to be no end to the continuous flow of guests, male and female, and Madame Kárpáthy won and captivated every heart.
turned
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From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
vices
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From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
virtues
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From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
visible
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From this reading Every sort and kind of four-wheeled conveyance was visible that day within the gates of the crowded mansion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every sort and kind of four-wheeled conveyance was visible that day within the gates of the crowded mansion.
weak
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From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
well
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From this reading Of course she had the immense advantage of knowing them all beforehand, of knowing their weak and their strong points, their virtues and vices; but it is due to her to add that she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the best advantage.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Every sort and kind of four-wheeled conveyance was visible that day within the gates of the crowded mansion.
won
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From this reading There seemed to be no end to the continuous flow of guests, male and female, and Madame Kárpáthy won and captivated every heart.
