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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 SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
all
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From this reading Thus far all seemed auspicious, and he thought he could now bill defiance to fate.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
arrive
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From this reading Night came, and with it began to arrive the guests who were bidden to the ball.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
Auriol's
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From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
auspicious
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From this reading Thus far all seemed auspicious, and he thought he could now bill defiance to fate.
ball
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From this reading Night came, and with it began to arrive the guests who were bidden to the ball.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With the object of his love close beside him, and linked to him by the strongest and holiest ties, it seemed impossible she could be snatched from him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Night came, and with it began to arrive the guests who were bidden to the ball.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading With the object of his love close beside him, and linked to him by the strongest and holiest ties, it seemed impossible she could be snatched from him.
bidden
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From this reading Night came, and with it began to arrive the guests who were bidden to the ball.
bill
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From this reading Thus far all seemed auspicious, and he thought he could now bill defiance to fate.
bride
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From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
brightly
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From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With the object of his love close beside him, and linked to him by the strongest and holiest ties, it seemed impossible she could be snatched from him.
came
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From this reading Night came, and with it began to arrive the guests who were bidden to the ball.
carriage
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From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
close
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From this reading With the object of his love close beside him, and linked to him by the strongest and holiest ties, it seemed impossible she could be snatched from him.
convey
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From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Thus far all seemed auspicious, and he thought he could now bill defiance to fate.
defiance
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From this reading Thus far all seemed auspicious, and he thought he could now bill defiance to fate.
delicious
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From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
drove
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From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
Edith
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From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
equipage
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From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
far
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From this reading Thus far all seemed auspicious, and he thought he could now bill defiance to fate.
fate
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From this reading Thus far all seemed auspicious, and he thought he could now bill defiance to fate.
four
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From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With the object of his love close beside him, and linked to him by the strongest and holiest ties, it seemed impossible she could be snatched from him.
gave
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From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
George's
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From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
give
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From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
gorgeous
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From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
guests
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From this reading Night came, and with it began to arrive the guests who were bidden to the ball.
Hanover
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From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With the object of his love close beside him, and linked to him by the strongest and holiest ties, it seemed impossible she could be snatched from him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With the object of his love close beside him, and linked to him by the strongest and holiest ties, it seemed impossible she could be snatched from him.
holiest
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From this reading With the object of his love close beside him, and linked to him by the strongest and holiest ties, it seemed impossible she could be snatched from him.
honeymoon
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From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
hour
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From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
impossible
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From this reading With the object of his love close beside him, and linked to him by the strongest and holiest ties, it seemed impossible she could be snatched from him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
linked
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From this reading With the object of his love close beside him, and linked to him by the strongest and holiest ties, it seemed impossible she could be snatched from him.
love
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From this reading With the object of his love close beside him, and linked to him by the strongest and holiest ties, it seemed impossible she could be snatched from him.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
midnight
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From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
NIGHT
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From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
now
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From this reading Thus far all seemed auspicious, and he thought he could now bill defiance to fate.
object
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From this reading With the object of his love close beside him, and linked to him by the strongest and holiest ties, it seemed impossible she could be snatched from him.
occurred
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From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the object of his love close beside him, and linked to him by the strongest and holiest ties, it seemed impossible she could be snatched from him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
orders
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From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
ready
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From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
Richmond
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From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus far all seemed auspicious, and he thought he could now bill defiance to fate.
SEVENTH
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From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the object of his love close beside him, and linked to him by the strongest and holiest ties, it seemed impossible she could be snatched from him.
shone
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From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
snatched
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From this reading With the object of his love close beside him, and linked to him by the strongest and holiest ties, it seemed impossible she could be snatched from him.
spend
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From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
Square
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From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
St
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From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
strongest
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From this reading With the object of his love close beside him, and linked to him by the strongest and holiest ties, it seemed impossible she could be snatched from him.
sun
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From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus far all seemed auspicious, and he thought he could now bill defiance to fate.
Thus
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From this reading Thus far all seemed auspicious, and he thought he could now bill defiance to fate.
ties
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From this reading With the object of his love close beside him, and linked to him by the strongest and holiest ties, it seemed impossible she could be snatched from him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
uneasiness
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From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
united
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From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nothing occurred during the morning to give him uneasiness, and he gave orders that a carriage and four should be ready an hour before midnight, to convey him and his bride to Richmond, where they were to spend their honeymoon.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE SEVENTH NIGHT It was a delicious morning in May, and the sun shone brightly on Auriol's gorgeous equipage, as he drove to St. George's, Hanover Square, where he was united to Edith.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Night came, and with it began to arrive the guests who were bidden to the ball.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the object of his love close beside him, and linked to him by the strongest and holiest ties, it seemed impossible she could be snatched from him.
