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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 Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
Alice
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From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
amused
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From this reading For some time she amused herself by examining the various ornaments and elegant trifles with which it was filled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The innocent child, freed from restraint, rambled through the lonely corridors, and finally, opening a door, found herself in her mother's boudoir.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In this occupation she chanced to touch a peg which proved to be a spring that opened a secret panel in the wall.
boudoir
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From this reading The innocent child, freed from restraint, rambled through the lonely corridors, and finally, opening a door, found herself in her mother's boudoir.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For some time she amused herself by examining the various ornaments and elegant trifles with which it was filled.
chanced
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From this reading In this occupation she chanced to touch a peg which proved to be a spring that opened a secret panel in the wall.
child
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From this reading The innocent child, freed from restraint, rambled through the lonely corridors, and finally, opening a door, found herself in her mother's boudoir.
childish
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From this reading Then, in pursuance of a childish freak, she dressed herself in her mother's laces and ribbons.
Clarissa
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From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
corridors
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From this reading The innocent child, freed from restraint, rambled through the lonely corridors, and finally, opening a door, found herself in her mother's boudoir.
daughter
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From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
door
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From this reading The innocent child, freed from restraint, rambled through the lonely corridors, and finally, opening a door, found herself in her mother's boudoir.
dressed
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From this reading Then, in pursuance of a childish freak, she dressed herself in her mother's laces and ribbons.
elegant
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From this reading For some time she amused herself by examining the various ornaments and elegant trifles with which it was filled.
escape
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From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
examining
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From this reading For some time she amused herself by examining the various ornaments and elegant trifles with which it was filled.
filled
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From this reading For some time she amused herself by examining the various ornaments and elegant trifles with which it was filled.
finally
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From this reading The innocent child, freed from restraint, rambled through the lonely corridors, and finally, opening a door, found herself in her mother's boudoir.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some time she amused herself by examining the various ornaments and elegant trifles with which it was filled.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The innocent child, freed from restraint, rambled through the lonely corridors, and finally, opening a door, found herself in her mother's boudoir.
freak
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From this reading Then, in pursuance of a childish freak, she dressed herself in her mother's laces and ribbons.
freed
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From this reading The innocent child, freed from restraint, rambled through the lonely corridors, and finally, opening a door, found herself in her mother's boudoir.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
Grange
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From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The innocent child, freed from restraint, rambled through the lonely corridors, and finally, opening a door, found herself in her mother's boudoir.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The innocent child, freed from restraint, rambled through the lonely corridors, and finally, opening a door, found herself in her mother's boudoir.
innocent
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From this reading The innocent child, freed from restraint, rambled through the lonely corridors, and finally, opening a door, found herself in her mother's boudoir.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For some time she amused herself by examining the various ornaments and elegant trifles with which it was filled.
laces
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From this reading Then, in pursuance of a childish freak, she dressed herself in her mother's laces and ribbons.
lack
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From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
Lady
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From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
lonely
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From this reading The innocent child, freed from restraint, rambled through the lonely corridors, and finally, opening a door, found herself in her mother's boudoir.
made
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From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
mother's
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From this reading The innocent child, freed from restraint, rambled through the lonely corridors, and finally, opening a door, found herself in her mother's boudoir.
occupation
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From this reading In this occupation she chanced to touch a peg which proved to be a spring that opened a secret panel in the wall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
opened
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From this reading In this occupation she chanced to touch a peg which proved to be a spring that opened a secret panel in the wall.
opening
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From this reading The innocent child, freed from restraint, rambled through the lonely corridors, and finally, opening a door, found herself in her mother's boudoir.
ornaments
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From this reading For some time she amused herself by examining the various ornaments and elegant trifles with which it was filled.
owing
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From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
panel
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From this reading In this occupation she chanced to touch a peg which proved to be a spring that opened a secret panel in the wall.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
peg
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From this reading In this occupation she chanced to touch a peg which proved to be a spring that opened a secret panel in the wall.
proved
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From this reading In this occupation she chanced to touch a peg which proved to be a spring that opened a secret panel in the wall.
pursuance
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From this reading Then, in pursuance of a childish freak, she dressed herself in her mother's laces and ribbons.
rambled
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From this reading The innocent child, freed from restraint, rambled through the lonely corridors, and finally, opening a door, found herself in her mother's boudoir.
restraint
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From this reading The innocent child, freed from restraint, rambled through the lonely corridors, and finally, opening a door, found herself in her mother's boudoir.
ribbons
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From this reading Then, in pursuance of a childish freak, she dressed herself in her mother's laces and ribbons.
Scarcely
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From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading In this occupation she chanced to touch a peg which proved to be a spring that opened a secret panel in the wall.
Sedilia
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From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
Selina
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From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For some time she amused herself by examining the various ornaments and elegant trifles with which it was filled.
some
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From this reading For some time she amused herself by examining the various ornaments and elegant trifles with which it was filled.
spring
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From this reading In this occupation she chanced to touch a peg which proved to be a spring that opened a secret panel in the wall.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In this occupation she chanced to touch a peg which proved to be a spring that opened a secret panel in the wall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
Then
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From this reading Then, in pursuance of a childish freak, she dressed herself in her mother's laces and ribbons.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this occupation she chanced to touch a peg which proved to be a spring that opened a secret panel in the wall.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The innocent child, freed from restraint, rambled through the lonely corridors, and finally, opening a door, found herself in her mother's boudoir.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time she amused herself by examining the various ornaments and elegant trifles with which it was filled.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
touch
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From this reading In this occupation she chanced to touch a peg which proved to be a spring that opened a secret panel in the wall.
tower
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From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
trifles
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From this reading For some time she amused herself by examining the various ornaments and elegant trifles with which it was filled.
various
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From this reading For some time she amused herself by examining the various ornaments and elegant trifles with which it was filled.
wall
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From this reading In this occupation she chanced to touch a peg which proved to be a spring that opened a secret panel in the wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For some time she amused herself by examining the various ornaments and elegant trifles with which it was filled.
watchfulness
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From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
wedding-train
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From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
western
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From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For some time she amused herself by examining the various ornaments and elegant trifles with which it was filled.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For some time she amused herself by examining the various ornaments and elegant trifles with which it was filled.
youngest
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From this reading Scarcely had the wedding-train left the Grange, than Alice Sedilia, youngest daughter of Lady Selina, made her escape from the western tower, owing to a lack of watchfulness on the part of Clarissa.
