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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 Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
Alfred
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From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
all
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From this reading "Where have you been all the morning, Alfred?" he said.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We have had some delightful music at Lady Palliser's."
avoid
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From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Where have you been all the morning, Alfred?" he said.
Caroline
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From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
deal
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From this reading Geoffery saw a good deal, and suspected more.
delightful
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From this reading "We have had some delightful music at Lady Palliser's."
Geoffery
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From this reading Geoffery saw a good deal, and suspected more.
good
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From this reading Geoffery saw a good deal, and suspected more.
great
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From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We have had some delightful music at Lady Palliser's."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Where have you been all the morning, Alfred?" he said.
henounUS /ˈhe/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
hero
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From this reading "Indeed!" replied our hero.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
hurried
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From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
Indeed
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From this reading "Indeed!" replied our hero.
joining
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From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
Lady
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From this reading "We have had some delightful music at Lady Palliser's."
Madeline
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From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
making
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From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
manner
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From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
more
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From this reading Geoffery saw a good deal, and suspected more.
morning
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From this reading "Where have you been all the morning, Alfred?" he said.
music
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From this reading "We have had some delightful music at Lady Palliser's."
necessary
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From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
other
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From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Indeed!" replied our hero.
Palliser's
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From this reading "We have had some delightful music at Lady Palliser's."
party
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From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
possible
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From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
recognitions
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From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
replied
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From this reading "Indeed!" replied our hero.
said
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From this reading "Where have you been all the morning, Alfred?" he said.
salutation
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From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
saw
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From this reading Geoffery saw a good deal, and suspected more.
side
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From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
singularity
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From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
some
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From this reading "We have had some delightful music at Lady Palliser's."
suspected
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From this reading Geoffery saw a good deal, and suspected more.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
took
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From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
turned
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From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
unoccupied
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From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have had some delightful music at Lady Palliser's."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where have you been all the morning, Alfred?" he said.
withoutnounUS /ˈwithout/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Alfred could not without an appearance of great singularity avoid joining the party; he turned, therefore, and making his salutation to Caroline, and what other recognitions were necessary, in as hurried a manner as possible, took the unoccupied side of Madeline.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where have you been all the morning, Alfred?" he said.
