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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 “Good morning,” she said, tendering a dainty hand to Joseline, and offering her ear to be kissed.
accept
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From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
already
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From this reading Lady Mulgrave and her guests were already seated, when two late arrivals joined them with hurried apologies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Mulgrave and her guests were already seated, when two late arrivals joined them with hurried apologies.
apologies
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From this reading Lady Mulgrave and her guests were already seated, when two late arrivals joined them with hurried apologies.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I hope you are rested?”
arrivals
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From this reading Lady Mulgrave and her guests were already seated, when two late arrivals joined them with hurried apologies.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Good morning,” she said, tendering a dainty hand to Joseline, and offering her ear to be kissed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
conception
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From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
dainty
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From this reading “Good morning,” she said, tendering a dainty hand to Joseline, and offering her ear to be kissed.
dear
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From this reading “Well, there, my dear, go and sit down,” said her ladyship, indicating a place next to herself.
delicately
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From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
down
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From this reading “Well, there, my dear, go and sit down,” said her ladyship, indicating a place next to herself.
ear
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From this reading “Good morning,” she said, tendering a dainty hand to Joseline, and offering her ear to be kissed.
embarrassed
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From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
failed
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From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
go
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From this reading “Well, there, my dear, go and sit down,” said her ladyship, indicating a place next to herself.
Good
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From this reading “Good morning,” she said, tendering a dainty hand to Joseline, and offering her ear to be kissed.
guests
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From this reading Lady Mulgrave and her guests were already seated, when two late arrivals joined them with hurried apologies.
hand
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From this reading “Good morning,” she said, tendering a dainty hand to Joseline, and offering her ear to be kissed.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Mulgrave and her guests were already seated, when two late arrivals joined them with hurried apologies.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Well, there, my dear, go and sit down,” said her ladyship, indicating a place next to herself.
hint
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From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
honoured
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From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
hope
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From this reading “I hope you are rested?”
hurried
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From this reading Lady Mulgrave and her guests were already seated, when two late arrivals joined them with hurried apologies.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hope you are rested?”
ignorant
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From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
indicating
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From this reading “Well, there, my dear, go and sit down,” said her ladyship, indicating a place next to herself.
Irish
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From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
joined
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From this reading Lady Mulgrave and her guests were already seated, when two late arrivals joined them with hurried apologies.
Joseline
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From this reading “Good morning,” she said, tendering a dainty hand to Joseline, and offering her ear to be kissed.
kissed
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From this reading “Good morning,” she said, tendering a dainty hand to Joseline, and offering her ear to be kissed.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Mulgrave and her guests were already seated, when two late arrivals joined them with hurried apologies.
ladyship
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From this reading “Well, there, my dear, go and sit down,” said her ladyship, indicating a place next to herself.
late
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From this reading Lady Mulgrave and her guests were already seated, when two late arrivals joined them with hurried apologies.
moment
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From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
morning
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From this reading “Good morning,” she said, tendering a dainty hand to Joseline, and offering her ear to be kissed.
Mulgrave
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From this reading Lady Mulgrave and her guests were already seated, when two late arrivals joined them with hurried apologies.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, there, my dear, go and sit down,” said her ladyship, indicating a place next to herself.
next
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From this reading “Well, there, my dear, go and sit down,” said her ladyship, indicating a place next to herself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
offering
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From this reading “Good morning,” she said, tendering a dainty hand to Joseline, and offering her ear to be kissed.
peasant
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From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
permission
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From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
place
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From this reading “Well, there, my dear, go and sit down,” said her ladyship, indicating a place next to herself.
powdered
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From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
rested
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From this reading “I hope you are rested?”
said
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From this reading “Good morning,” she said, tendering a dainty hand to Joseline, and offering her ear to be kissed.
salute
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From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
seated
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From this reading Lady Mulgrave and her guests were already seated, when two late arrivals joined them with hurried apologies.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Good morning,” she said, tendering a dainty hand to Joseline, and offering her ear to be kissed.
sit
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From this reading “Well, there, my dear, go and sit down,” said her ladyship, indicating a place next to herself.
skin
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From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
stepmother's
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From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
tendering
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From this reading “Good morning,” she said, tendering a dainty hand to Joseline, and offering her ear to be kissed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Lady Mulgrave and her guests were already seated, when two late arrivals joined them with hurried apologies.
there
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From this reading “Well, there, my dear, go and sit down,” said her ladyship, indicating a place next to herself.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Good morning,” she said, tendering a dainty hand to Joseline, and offering her ear to be kissed.
two
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From this reading Lady Mulgrave and her guests were already seated, when two late arrivals joined them with hurried apologies.
undecided
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From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this ignorant Irish peasant failed to accept the hint, having no conception that she was being honoured with permission to salute her stepmother’s delicately powdered skin; and she stood for a moment, undecided and embarrassed.
Well
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From this reading “Well, there, my dear, go and sit down,” said her ladyship, indicating a place next to herself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lady Mulgrave and her guests were already seated, when two late arrivals joined them with hurried apologies.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Lady Mulgrave and her guests were already seated, when two late arrivals joined them with hurried apologies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Mulgrave and her guests were already seated, when two late arrivals joined them with hurried apologies.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I hope you are rested?”
