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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 Lord Mulgrave, having given directions to his man to immediately pack a portmanteau and order a dog-cart, set out in search of his wife.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Two ancient fishponds, surrounded by terraces and broad grass walks, were its principal features.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lord Mulgrave, having given directions to his man to immediately pack a portmanteau and order a dog-cart, set out in search of his wife.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he discovered her in the garden--a most sequestered spot, some distance from the castle.
boudoir
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From this reading She was not in the boudoir, the hall, the drawing-room; she was not even playing bridge or croquet.
bridge
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From this reading She was not in the boudoir, the hall, the drawing-room; she was not even playing bridge or croquet.
broad
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From this reading Two ancient fishponds, surrounded by terraces and broad grass walks, were its principal features.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two ancient fishponds, surrounded by terraces and broad grass walks, were its principal features.
castle
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From this reading At last he discovered her in the garden--a most sequestered spot, some distance from the castle.
croquet
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From this reading She was not in the boudoir, the hall, the drawing-room; she was not even playing bridge or croquet.
directions
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From this reading Lord Mulgrave, having given directions to his man to immediately pack a portmanteau and order a dog-cart, set out in search of his wife.
discovered
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From this reading At last he discovered her in the garden--a most sequestered spot, some distance from the castle.
distance
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From this reading At last he discovered her in the garden--a most sequestered spot, some distance from the castle.
dog-cart
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From this reading Lord Mulgrave, having given directions to his man to immediately pack a portmanteau and order a dog-cart, set out in search of his wife.
drawing-room
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From this reading She was not in the boudoir, the hall, the drawing-room; she was not even playing bridge or croquet.
even
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From this reading She was not in the boudoir, the hall, the drawing-room; she was not even playing bridge or croquet.
features
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From this reading Two ancient fishponds, surrounded by terraces and broad grass walks, were its principal features.
fishponds
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From this reading Two ancient fishponds, surrounded by terraces and broad grass walks, were its principal features.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At last he discovered her in the garden--a most sequestered spot, some distance from the castle.
garden
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From this reading At last he discovered her in the garden--a most sequestered spot, some distance from the castle.
given
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From this reading Lord Mulgrave, having given directions to his man to immediately pack a portmanteau and order a dog-cart, set out in search of his wife.
grass
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From this reading Two ancient fishponds, surrounded by terraces and broad grass walks, were its principal features.
hall
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From this reading She was not in the boudoir, the hall, the drawing-room; she was not even playing bridge or croquet.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Lord Mulgrave, having given directions to his man to immediately pack a portmanteau and order a dog-cart, set out in search of his wife.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last he discovered her in the garden--a most sequestered spot, some distance from the castle.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At last he discovered her in the garden--a most sequestered spot, some distance from the castle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord Mulgrave, having given directions to his man to immediately pack a portmanteau and order a dog-cart, set out in search of his wife.
immediately
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From this reading Lord Mulgrave, having given directions to his man to immediately pack a portmanteau and order a dog-cart, set out in search of his wife.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lord Mulgrave, having given directions to his man to immediately pack a portmanteau and order a dog-cart, set out in search of his wife.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Two ancient fishponds, surrounded by terraces and broad grass walks, were its principal features.
last
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From this reading At last he discovered her in the garden--a most sequestered spot, some distance from the castle.
long
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From this reading The quest proved long.
Lord
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From this reading Lord Mulgrave, having given directions to his man to immediately pack a portmanteau and order a dog-cart, set out in search of his wife.
man
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From this reading Lord Mulgrave, having given directions to his man to immediately pack a portmanteau and order a dog-cart, set out in search of his wife.
most
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From this reading At last he discovered her in the garden--a most sequestered spot, some distance from the castle.
Mulgrave
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From this reading Lord Mulgrave, having given directions to his man to immediately pack a portmanteau and order a dog-cart, set out in search of his wife.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not in the boudoir, the hall, the drawing-room; she was not even playing bridge or croquet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lord Mulgrave, having given directions to his man to immediately pack a portmanteau and order a dog-cart, set out in search of his wife.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was not in the boudoir, the hall, the drawing-room; she was not even playing bridge or croquet.
order
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From this reading Lord Mulgrave, having given directions to his man to immediately pack a portmanteau and order a dog-cart, set out in search of his wife.
out
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From this reading Lord Mulgrave, having given directions to his man to immediately pack a portmanteau and order a dog-cart, set out in search of his wife.
pack
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From this reading Lord Mulgrave, having given directions to his man to immediately pack a portmanteau and order a dog-cart, set out in search of his wife.
playing
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From this reading She was not in the boudoir, the hall, the drawing-room; she was not even playing bridge or croquet.
portmanteau
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From this reading Lord Mulgrave, having given directions to his man to immediately pack a portmanteau and order a dog-cart, set out in search of his wife.
principal
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From this reading Two ancient fishponds, surrounded by terraces and broad grass walks, were its principal features.
proved
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From this reading The quest proved long.
quest
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From this reading The quest proved long.
search
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From this reading Lord Mulgrave, having given directions to his man to immediately pack a portmanteau and order a dog-cart, set out in search of his wife.
sequestered
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From this reading At last he discovered her in the garden--a most sequestered spot, some distance from the castle.
set
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From this reading Lord Mulgrave, having given directions to his man to immediately pack a portmanteau and order a dog-cart, set out in search of his wife.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not in the boudoir, the hall, the drawing-room; she was not even playing bridge or croquet.
some
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From this reading At last he discovered her in the garden--a most sequestered spot, some distance from the castle.
spot
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From this reading At last he discovered her in the garden--a most sequestered spot, some distance from the castle.
surrounded
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From this reading Two ancient fishponds, surrounded by terraces and broad grass walks, were its principal features.
terraces
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From this reading Two ancient fishponds, surrounded by terraces and broad grass walks, were its principal features.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The quest proved long.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lord Mulgrave, having given directions to his man to immediately pack a portmanteau and order a dog-cart, set out in search of his wife.
Two
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From this reading Two ancient fishponds, surrounded by terraces and broad grass walks, were its principal features.
walks
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From this reading Two ancient fishponds, surrounded by terraces and broad grass walks, were its principal features.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not in the boudoir, the hall, the drawing-room; she was not even playing bridge or croquet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two ancient fishponds, surrounded by terraces and broad grass walks, were its principal features.
wife
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From this reading Lord Mulgrave, having given directions to his man to immediately pack a portmanteau and order a dog-cart, set out in search of his wife.
