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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 Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
accompany
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From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
acquainted
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From this reading She wished to give the father and daughter an opportunity of becoming better acquainted before they joined the family circle.
all
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From this reading “I don’t know what in the living earth I’ll do, all alone.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading “I don’t know what in the living earth I’ll do, all alone.
AlthoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She wished to give the father and daughter an opportunity of becoming better acquainted before they joined the family circle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wished to give the father and daughter an opportunity of becoming better acquainted before they joined the family circle.
awfully
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From this reading “I shall miss you awfully,” sobbed her companion of the last six weeks.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What could be a better occasion than a sea voyage and a railway journey?
becoming
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From this reading She wished to give the father and daughter an opportunity of becoming better acquainted before they joined the family circle.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She wished to give the father and daughter an opportunity of becoming better acquainted before they joined the family circle.
better
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From this reading She wished to give the father and daughter an opportunity of becoming better acquainted before they joined the family circle.
circle
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From this reading She wished to give the father and daughter an opportunity of becoming better acquainted before they joined the family circle.
companion
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From this reading “I shall miss you awfully,” sobbed her companion of the last six weeks.
cordial
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From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could be a better occasion than a sea voyage and a railway journey?
daughter
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From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I don’t know what in the living earth I’ll do, all alone.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t know what in the living earth I’ll do, all alone.
Dublin
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From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
earth
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From this reading “I don’t know what in the living earth I’ll do, all alone.
engagements
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From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
excused
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From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
family
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From this reading She wished to give the father and daughter an opportunity of becoming better acquainted before they joined the family circle.
father
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From this reading She wished to give the father and daughter an opportunity of becoming better acquainted before they joined the family circle.
give
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From this reading She wished to give the father and daughter an opportunity of becoming better acquainted before they joined the family circle.
given
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From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I shall miss you awfully,” sobbed her companion of the last six weeks.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shall miss you awfully,” sobbed her companion of the last six weeks.
I'll
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From this reading “I don’t know what in the living earth I’ll do, all alone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
invitation
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From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
joined
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From this reading She wished to give the father and daughter an opportunity of becoming better acquainted before they joined the family circle.
journey
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From this reading What could be a better occasion than a sea voyage and a railway journey?
know
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From this reading “I don’t know what in the living earth I’ll do, all alone.
lady
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From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
last
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From this reading “I shall miss you awfully,” sobbed her companion of the last six weeks.
living
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From this reading “I don’t know what in the living earth I’ll do, all alone.
London
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From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
Lord
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From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
Miss
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From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
Mulgrave
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From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
occasion
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From this reading What could be a better occasion than a sea voyage and a railway journey?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
opportunity
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From this reading She wished to give the father and daughter an opportunity of becoming better acquainted before they joined the family circle.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
plea
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From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
prudent
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From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
railway
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From this reading What could be a better occasion than a sea voyage and a railway journey?
sea
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From this reading What could be a better occasion than a sea voyage and a railway journey?
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall miss you awfully,” sobbed her companion of the last six weeks.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wished to give the father and daughter an opportunity of becoming better acquainted before they joined the family circle.
six
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From this reading “I shall miss you awfully,” sobbed her companion of the last six weeks.
sobbed
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From this reading “I shall miss you awfully,” sobbed her companion of the last six weeks.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What could be a better occasion than a sea voyage and a railway journey?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wished to give the father and daughter an opportunity of becoming better acquainted before they joined the family circle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
two
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From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
Usher
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From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
voyage
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From this reading What could be a better occasion than a sea voyage and a railway journey?
weeks
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From this reading “I shall miss you awfully,” sobbed her companion of the last six weeks.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could be a better occasion than a sea voyage and a railway journey?
wished
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From this reading She wished to give the father and daughter an opportunity of becoming better acquainted before they joined the family circle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Although Lord Mulgrave had given Miss Usher a cordial invitation to accompany his daughter to London, that prudent lady excused herself with the plea of one or two engagements in Dublin.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I shall miss you awfully,” sobbed her companion of the last six weeks.
