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From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of the servants got down, rang the bell, and a moment later the Duchess swept gracefully into the drawing-room, where mother and I happened to be alone.
also
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From this reading The coachman and footman were also in the well-known livery of the Duke of Wilmot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
astonishment
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From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One of the servants got down, rang the bell, and a moment later the Duchess swept gracefully into the drawing-room, where mother and I happened to be alone.
bell
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From this reading One of the servants got down, rang the bell, and a moment later the Duchess swept gracefully into the drawing-room, where mother and I happened to be alone.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading She came up to us with both hands outstretched.
came
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From this reading She came up to us with both hands outstretched.
carriage
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From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
certain
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From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
coachman
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From this reading The coachman and footman were also in the well-known livery of the Duke of Wilmot.
coronet
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From this reading On the panels of the carriage were seen the coronet, with the eight strawberries, which denotes the ducal rank.
dashed
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From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
denotes
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From this reading On the panels of the carriage were seen the coronet, with the eight strawberries, which denotes the ducal rank.
down
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From this reading One of the servants got down, rang the bell, and a moment later the Duchess swept gracefully into the drawing-room, where mother and I happened to be alone.
drawing-room
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From this reading One of the servants got down, rang the bell, and a moment later the Duchess swept gracefully into the drawing-room, where mother and I happened to be alone.
ducal
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From this reading On the panels of the carriage were seen the coronet, with the eight strawberries, which denotes the ducal rank.
Duchess
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From this reading One of the servants got down, rang the bell, and a moment later the Duchess swept gracefully into the drawing-room, where mother and I happened to be alone.
Duke
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From this reading The coachman and footman were also in the well-known livery of the Duke of Wilmot.
eight
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From this reading On the panels of the carriage were seen the coronet, with the eight strawberries, which denotes the ducal rank.
felt
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From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
footman
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From this reading The coachman and footman were also in the well-known livery of the Duke of Wilmot.
got
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From this reading One of the servants got down, rang the bell, and a moment later the Duchess swept gracefully into the drawing-room, where mother and I happened to be alone.
GRACE
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From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
gracefully
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From this reading One of the servants got down, rang the bell, and a moment later the Duchess swept gracefully into the drawing-room, where mother and I happened to be alone.
Graham
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From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She came up to us with both hands outstretched.
happened
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From this reading One of the servants got down, rang the bell, and a moment later the Duchess swept gracefully into the drawing-room, where mother and I happened to be alone.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
horses
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From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One of the servants got down, rang the bell, and a moment later the Duchess swept gracefully into the drawing-room, where mother and I happened to be alone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The coachman and footman were also in the well-known livery of the Duke of Wilmot.
inhabitants
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From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One of the servants got down, rang the bell, and a moment later the Duchess swept gracefully into the drawing-room, where mother and I happened to be alone.
later
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From this reading One of the servants got down, rang the bell, and a moment later the Duchess swept gracefully into the drawing-room, where mother and I happened to be alone.
livery
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From this reading The coachman and footman were also in the well-known livery of the Duke of Wilmot.
moment
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From this reading One of the servants got down, rang the bell, and a moment later the Duchess swept gracefully into the drawing-room, where mother and I happened to be alone.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
mother
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From this reading One of the servants got down, rang the bell, and a moment later the Duchess swept gracefully into the drawing-room, where mother and I happened to be alone.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
o'clock
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From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
outstretched
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From this reading She came up to us with both hands outstretched.
pair
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From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
panels
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From this reading On the panels of the carriage were seen the coronet, with the eight strawberries, which denotes the ducal rank.
rang
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From this reading One of the servants got down, rang the bell, and a moment later the Duchess swept gracefully into the drawing-room, where mother and I happened to be alone.
rank
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From this reading On the panels of the carriage were seen the coronet, with the eight strawberries, which denotes the ducal rank.
seen
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From this reading On the panels of the carriage were seen the coronet, with the eight strawberries, which denotes the ducal rank.
servants
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From this reading One of the servants got down, rang the bell, and a moment later the Duchess swept gracefully into the drawing-room, where mother and I happened to be alone.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came up to us with both hands outstretched.
slight
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From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
some
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From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
Square
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From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
strawberries
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From this reading On the panels of the carriage were seen the coronet, with the eight strawberries, which denotes the ducal rank.
swept
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From this reading One of the servants got down, rang the bell, and a moment later the Duchess swept gracefully into the drawing-room, where mother and I happened to be alone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
twelve
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From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
up
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From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She came up to us with both hands outstretched.
well-known
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From this reading The coachman and footman were also in the well-known livery of the Duke of Wilmot.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the panels of the carriage were seen the coronet, with the eight strawberries, which denotes the ducal rank.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading One of the servants got down, rang the bell, and a moment later the Duchess swept gracefully into the drawing-room, where mother and I happened to be alone.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the panels of the carriage were seen the coronet, with the eight strawberries, which denotes the ducal rank.
WILMOT
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From this reading HER GRACE OF WILMOT On a certain morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the inhabitants of Graham Square must have felt some slight astonishment as a carriage and pair of horses dashed up to No. 17.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the panels of the carriage were seen the coronet, with the eight strawberries, which denotes the ducal rank.
