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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 Caroline had just entered the drawing-room, and was proceeding towards a conservatory at its further extremity, when the appearance of Alfred arrested her steps.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But soon after breakfast Alfred called at Lady Palliser's with his usual offering of sweets.
Alfred
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From this reading But soon after breakfast Alfred called at Lady Palliser's with his usual offering of sweets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Caroline had just entered the drawing-room, and was proceeding towards a conservatory at its further extremity, when the appearance of Alfred arrested her steps.
appearance
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From this reading Caroline had just entered the drawing-room, and was proceeding towards a conservatory at its further extremity, when the appearance of Alfred arrested her steps.
Arden
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From this reading In consequence of the expected ball in the evening, neither the Palliser nor Arden party had been at the walks in the morning.
arranging
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From this reading He assisted her in arranging the flowers he had brought, and in selecting from them the favoured few she was to wear herself.
arrested
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From this reading Caroline had just entered the drawing-room, and was proceeding towards a conservatory at its further extremity, when the appearance of Alfred arrested her steps.
assisted
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From this reading He assisted her in arranging the flowers he had brought, and in selecting from them the favoured few she was to wear herself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In consequence of the expected ball in the evening, neither the Palliser nor Arden party had been at the walks in the morning.
ball
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From this reading In consequence of the expected ball in the evening, neither the Palliser nor Arden party had been at the walks in the morning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In consequence of the expected ball in the evening, neither the Palliser nor Arden party had been at the walks in the morning.
blossoms
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From this reading This task drew from him some playful remark, more love-like than rational, on the good fortune of the happy blossoms thus chosen.
breakfast
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From this reading But soon after breakfast Alfred called at Lady Palliser's with his usual offering of sweets.
brought
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From this reading He assisted her in arranging the flowers he had brought, and in selecting from them the favoured few she was to wear herself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But soon after breakfast Alfred called at Lady Palliser's with his usual offering of sweets.
called
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From this reading But soon after breakfast Alfred called at Lady Palliser's with his usual offering of sweets.
Caroline
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From this reading Caroline had just entered the drawing-room, and was proceeding towards a conservatory at its further extremity, when the appearance of Alfred arrested her steps.
chosen
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From this reading This task drew from him some playful remark, more love-like than rational, on the good fortune of the happy blossoms thus chosen.
consequence
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From this reading In consequence of the expected ball in the evening, neither the Palliser nor Arden party had been at the walks in the morning.
conservatory
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From this reading Caroline had just entered the drawing-room, and was proceeding towards a conservatory at its further extremity, when the appearance of Alfred arrested her steps.
drawing-room
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From this reading Caroline had just entered the drawing-room, and was proceeding towards a conservatory at its further extremity, when the appearance of Alfred arrested her steps.
drew
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From this reading This task drew from him some playful remark, more love-like than rational, on the good fortune of the happy blossoms thus chosen.
entered
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From this reading Caroline had just entered the drawing-room, and was proceeding towards a conservatory at its further extremity, when the appearance of Alfred arrested her steps.
evening
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From this reading In consequence of the expected ball in the evening, neither the Palliser nor Arden party had been at the walks in the morning.
expected
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From this reading In consequence of the expected ball in the evening, neither the Palliser nor Arden party had been at the walks in the morning.
extremity
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From this reading Caroline had just entered the drawing-room, and was proceeding towards a conservatory at its further extremity, when the appearance of Alfred arrested her steps.
favoured
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From this reading He assisted her in arranging the flowers he had brought, and in selecting from them the favoured few she was to wear herself.
few
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From this reading He assisted her in arranging the flowers he had brought, and in selecting from them the favoured few she was to wear herself.
flowers
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From this reading He assisted her in arranging the flowers he had brought, and in selecting from them the favoured few she was to wear herself.
fortune
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From this reading This task drew from him some playful remark, more love-like than rational, on the good fortune of the happy blossoms thus chosen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He assisted her in arranging the flowers he had brought, and in selecting from them the favoured few she was to wear herself.
further
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From this reading Caroline had just entered the drawing-room, and was proceeding towards a conservatory at its further extremity, when the appearance of Alfred arrested her steps.
good
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From this reading This task drew from him some playful remark, more love-like than rational, on the good fortune of the happy blossoms thus chosen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In consequence of the expected ball in the evening, neither the Palliser nor Arden party had been at the walks in the morning.
happy
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From this reading This task drew from him some playful remark, more love-like than rational, on the good fortune of the happy blossoms thus chosen.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He assisted her in arranging the flowers he had brought, and in selecting from them the favoured few she was to wear herself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Caroline had just entered the drawing-room, and was proceeding towards a conservatory at its further extremity, when the appearance of Alfred arrested her steps.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He assisted her in arranging the flowers he had brought, and in selecting from them the favoured few she was to wear herself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This task drew from him some playful remark, more love-like than rational, on the good fortune of the happy blossoms thus chosen.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But soon after breakfast Alfred called at Lady Palliser's with his usual offering of sweets.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In consequence of the expected ball in the evening, neither the Palliser nor Arden party had been at the walks in the morning.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Caroline had just entered the drawing-room, and was proceeding towards a conservatory at its further extremity, when the appearance of Alfred arrested her steps.
just
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From this reading Caroline had just entered the drawing-room, and was proceeding towards a conservatory at its further extremity, when the appearance of Alfred arrested her steps.
Lady
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From this reading But soon after breakfast Alfred called at Lady Palliser's with his usual offering of sweets.
love-like
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From this reading This task drew from him some playful remark, more love-like than rational, on the good fortune of the happy blossoms thus chosen.
more
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From this reading This task drew from him some playful remark, more love-like than rational, on the good fortune of the happy blossoms thus chosen.
morning
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From this reading In consequence of the expected ball in the evening, neither the Palliser nor Arden party had been at the walks in the morning.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading In consequence of the expected ball in the evening, neither the Palliser nor Arden party had been at the walks in the morning.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading In consequence of the expected ball in the evening, neither the Palliser nor Arden party had been at the walks in the morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In consequence of the expected ball in the evening, neither the Palliser nor Arden party had been at the walks in the morning.
offering
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From this reading But soon after breakfast Alfred called at Lady Palliser's with his usual offering of sweets.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This task drew from him some playful remark, more love-like than rational, on the good fortune of the happy blossoms thus chosen.
Palliser
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From this reading In consequence of the expected ball in the evening, neither the Palliser nor Arden party had been at the walks in the morning.
Palliser's
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From this reading But soon after breakfast Alfred called at Lady Palliser's with his usual offering of sweets.
party
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From this reading In consequence of the expected ball in the evening, neither the Palliser nor Arden party had been at the walks in the morning.
playful
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From this reading This task drew from him some playful remark, more love-like than rational, on the good fortune of the happy blossoms thus chosen.
proceeding
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From this reading Caroline had just entered the drawing-room, and was proceeding towards a conservatory at its further extremity, when the appearance of Alfred arrested her steps.
rationaladjectiveUS /ˈræʃ.ən.əl/
Based on or in accordance with reason or logic rather than turbulent emotions.
From this reading This task drew from him some playful remark, more love-like than rational, on the good fortune of the happy blossoms thus chosen.
remark
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From this reading This task drew from him some playful remark, more love-like than rational, on the good fortune of the happy blossoms thus chosen.
selecting
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From this reading He assisted her in arranging the flowers he had brought, and in selecting from them the favoured few she was to wear herself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He assisted her in arranging the flowers he had brought, and in selecting from them the favoured few she was to wear herself.
some
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From this reading This task drew from him some playful remark, more love-like than rational, on the good fortune of the happy blossoms thus chosen.
soon
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From this reading But soon after breakfast Alfred called at Lady Palliser's with his usual offering of sweets.
steps
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From this reading Caroline had just entered the drawing-room, and was proceeding towards a conservatory at its further extremity, when the appearance of Alfred arrested her steps.
sweets
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From this reading But soon after breakfast Alfred called at Lady Palliser's with his usual offering of sweets.
task
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From this reading This task drew from him some playful remark, more love-like than rational, on the good fortune of the happy blossoms thus chosen.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This task drew from him some playful remark, more love-like than rational, on the good fortune of the happy blossoms thus chosen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In consequence of the expected ball in the evening, neither the Palliser nor Arden party had been at the walks in the morning.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He assisted her in arranging the flowers he had brought, and in selecting from them the favoured few she was to wear herself.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This task drew from him some playful remark, more love-like than rational, on the good fortune of the happy blossoms thus chosen.
thus
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From this reading This task drew from him some playful remark, more love-like than rational, on the good fortune of the happy blossoms thus chosen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He assisted her in arranging the flowers he had brought, and in selecting from them the favoured few she was to wear herself.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Caroline had just entered the drawing-room, and was proceeding towards a conservatory at its further extremity, when the appearance of Alfred arrested her steps.
usual
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From this reading But soon after breakfast Alfred called at Lady Palliser's with his usual offering of sweets.
walks
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From this reading In consequence of the expected ball in the evening, neither the Palliser nor Arden party had been at the walks in the morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Caroline had just entered the drawing-room, and was proceeding towards a conservatory at its further extremity, when the appearance of Alfred arrested her steps.
wear
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From this reading He assisted her in arranging the flowers he had brought, and in selecting from them the favoured few she was to wear herself.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Caroline had just entered the drawing-room, and was proceeding towards a conservatory at its further extremity, when the appearance of Alfred arrested her steps.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But soon after breakfast Alfred called at Lady Palliser's with his usual offering of sweets.
