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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 The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
all
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From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And the following morning Cecil Neville received a short message from the marquis, who was staying at the big house in Grosvenor Square, requesting that Cecil would come and see him.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “So that there was something in that story of her going to his rooms, you see!” envious mothers whispered behind their fans.
big
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From this reading And the following morning Cecil Neville received a short message from the marquis, who was staying at the big house in Grosvenor Square, requesting that Cecil would come and see him.
black
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From this reading Cecil went, and found his lordship seated by the window of his own room, looking at the passers-by as if he were a judge just donning the black cap.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cecil went, and found his lordship seated by the window of his own room, looking at the passers-by as if he were a judge just donning the black cap.
cap
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From this reading Cecil went, and found his lordship seated by the window of his own room, looking at the passers-by as if he were a judge just donning the black cap.
Cecil
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From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the following morning Cecil Neville received a short message from the marquis, who was staying at the big house in Grosvenor Square, requesting that Cecil would come and see him.
day
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From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
donning
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From this reading Cecil went, and found his lordship seated by the window of his own room, looking at the passers-by as if he were a judge just donning the black cap.
envious
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From this reading “So that there was something in that story of her going to his rooms, you see!” envious mothers whispered behind their fans.
fans
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From this reading “So that there was something in that story of her going to his rooms, you see!” envious mothers whispered behind their fans.
following
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From this reading And the following morning Cecil Neville received a short message from the marquis, who was staying at the big house in Grosvenor Square, requesting that Cecil would come and see him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cecil went, and found his lordship seated by the window of his own room, looking at the passers-by as if he were a judge just donning the black cap.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And the following morning Cecil Neville received a short message from the marquis, who was staying at the big house in Grosvenor Square, requesting that Cecil would come and see him.
going
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From this reading “So that there was something in that story of her going to his rooms, you see!” envious mothers whispered behind their fans.
gossip-mongers
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From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
Grace
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From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
Grosvenor
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From this reading And the following morning Cecil Neville received a short message from the marquis, who was staying at the big house in Grosvenor Square, requesting that Cecil would come and see him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cecil went, and found his lordship seated by the window of his own room, looking at the passers-by as if he were a judge just donning the black cap.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “So that there was something in that story of her going to his rooms, you see!” envious mothers whispered behind their fans.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the following morning Cecil Neville received a short message from the marquis, who was staying at the big house in Grosvenor Square, requesting that Cecil would come and see him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “So that there was something in that story of her going to his rooms, you see!” envious mothers whispered behind their fans.
house
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From this reading And the following morning Cecil Neville received a short message from the marquis, who was staying at the big house in Grosvenor Square, requesting that Cecil would come and see him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Cecil went, and found his lordship seated by the window of his own room, looking at the passers-by as if he were a judge just donning the black cap.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
judge
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From this reading Cecil went, and found his lordship seated by the window of his own room, looking at the passers-by as if he were a judge just donning the black cap.
just
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From this reading Cecil went, and found his lordship seated by the window of his own room, looking at the passers-by as if he were a judge just donning the black cap.
knew
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From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
Lady
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From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
London
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From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
looking
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From this reading Cecil went, and found his lordship seated by the window of his own room, looking at the passers-by as if he were a judge just donning the black cap.
LORD
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From this reading WICKED LORD STOYLE.
lordship
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From this reading Cecil went, and found his lordship seated by the window of his own room, looking at the passers-by as if he were a judge just donning the black cap.
marquis
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From this reading And the following morning Cecil Neville received a short message from the marquis, who was staying at the big house in Grosvenor Square, requesting that Cecil would come and see him.
marquisate
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From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
message
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From this reading And the following morning Cecil Neville received a short message from the marquis, who was staying at the big house in Grosvenor Square, requesting that Cecil would come and see him.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the following morning Cecil Neville received a short message from the marquis, who was staying at the big house in Grosvenor Square, requesting that Cecil would come and see him.
mothers
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From this reading “So that there was something in that story of her going to his rooms, you see!” envious mothers whispered behind their fans.
Neville
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From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
news
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From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
own
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From this reading Cecil went, and found his lordship seated by the window of his own room, looking at the passers-by as if he were a judge just donning the black cap.
papers
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From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
passers-by
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From this reading Cecil went, and found his lordship seated by the window of his own room, looking at the passers-by as if he were a judge just donning the black cap.
proposed
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From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
received
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From this reading And the following morning Cecil Neville received a short message from the marquis, who was staying at the big house in Grosvenor Square, requesting that Cecil would come and see him.
requesting
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From this reading And the following morning Cecil Neville received a short message from the marquis, who was staying at the big house in Grosvenor Square, requesting that Cecil would come and see him.
room
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From this reading Cecil went, and found his lordship seated by the window of his own room, looking at the passers-by as if he were a judge just donning the black cap.
rooms
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From this reading “So that there was something in that story of her going to his rooms, you see!” envious mothers whispered behind their fans.
seated
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From this reading Cecil went, and found his lordship seated by the window of his own room, looking at the passers-by as if he were a judge just donning the black cap.
see
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From this reading “So that there was something in that story of her going to his rooms, you see!” envious mothers whispered behind their fans.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading And the following morning Cecil Neville received a short message from the marquis, who was staying at the big house in Grosvenor Square, requesting that Cecil would come and see him.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So that there was something in that story of her going to his rooms, you see!” envious mothers whispered behind their fans.
society
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From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “So that there was something in that story of her going to his rooms, you see!” envious mothers whispered behind their fans.
spread
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From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
Square
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From this reading And the following morning Cecil Neville received a short message from the marquis, who was staying at the big house in Grosvenor Square, requesting that Cecil would come and see him.
staying
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From this reading And the following morning Cecil Neville received a short message from the marquis, who was staying at the big house in Grosvenor Square, requesting that Cecil would come and see him.
story
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From this reading “So that there was something in that story of her going to his rooms, you see!” envious mothers whispered behind their fans.
STOYLE
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From this reading WICKED LORD STOYLE.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “So that there was something in that story of her going to his rooms, you see!” envious mothers whispered behind their fans.
there
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From this reading “So that there was something in that story of her going to his rooms, you see!” envious mothers whispered behind their fans.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
two
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From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So that there was something in that story of her going to his rooms, you see!” envious mothers whispered behind their fans.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cecil went, and found his lordship seated by the window of his own room, looking at the passers-by as if he were a judge just donning the black cap.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cecil went, and found his lordship seated by the window of his own room, looking at the passers-by as if he were a judge just donning the black cap.
whispered
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From this reading “So that there was something in that story of her going to his rooms, you see!” envious mothers whispered behind their fans.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And the following morning Cecil Neville received a short message from the marquis, who was staying at the big house in Grosvenor Square, requesting that Cecil would come and see him.
WICKED
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From this reading WICKED LORD STOYLE.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The news spread, as such news will, and in a day or two all London knew, through the gossip-mongers and the society papers, that Lord Cecil Neville, the heir to the marquisate of Stoyle, had proposed to Lady Grace.
window
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From this reading Cecil went, and found his lordship seated by the window of his own room, looking at the passers-by as if he were a judge just donning the black cap.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And the following morning Cecil Neville received a short message from the marquis, who was staying at the big house in Grosvenor Square, requesting that Cecil would come and see him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So that there was something in that story of her going to his rooms, you see!” envious mothers whispered behind their fans.
