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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 There went, sailing up the avenue to East Lynne, a lady, one windy afternoon.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There went, sailing up the avenue to East Lynne, a lady, one windy afternoon.
altogether
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From this reading A very pretty woman, tall and slender was she, and she minced as she walked, and coquetted with her head, and, altogether contrived to show that she had quite as much vanity as brains.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR AT EAST LYNNE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If not a lady, she was attired as one; a flounced dress, and a stylish looking shawl, and a white veil.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If not a lady, she was attired as one; a flounced dress, and a stylish looking shawl, and a white veil.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR AT EAST LYNNE.
attired
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From this reading If not a lady, she was attired as one; a flounced dress, and a stylish looking shawl, and a white veil.
avenue
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From this reading There went, sailing up the avenue to East Lynne, a lady, one windy afternoon.
boldly
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From this reading She went boldly up to the broad entrance of the house, and boldly rang at it, drawing her white veil over her face as she did so.
brains
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From this reading A very pretty woman, tall and slender was she, and she minced as she walked, and coquetted with her head, and, altogether contrived to show that she had quite as much vanity as brains.
broad
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From this reading She went boldly up to the broad entrance of the house, and boldly rang at it, drawing her white veil over her face as she did so.
contrived
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From this reading A very pretty woman, tall and slender was she, and she minced as she walked, and coquetted with her head, and, altogether contrived to show that she had quite as much vanity as brains.
coquetted
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From this reading A very pretty woman, tall and slender was she, and she minced as she walked, and coquetted with her head, and, altogether contrived to show that she had quite as much vanity as brains.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She went boldly up to the broad entrance of the house, and boldly rang at it, drawing her white veil over her face as she did so.
drawing
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From this reading She went boldly up to the broad entrance of the house, and boldly rang at it, drawing her white veil over her face as she did so.
dress
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From this reading If not a lady, she was attired as one; a flounced dress, and a stylish looking shawl, and a white veil.
EAST
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR AT EAST LYNNE.
entrance
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From this reading She went boldly up to the broad entrance of the house, and boldly rang at it, drawing her white veil over her face as she did so.
face
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From this reading She went boldly up to the broad entrance of the house, and boldly rang at it, drawing her white veil over her face as she did so.
flounced
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From this reading If not a lady, she was attired as one; a flounced dress, and a stylish looking shawl, and a white veil.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A very pretty woman, tall and slender was she, and she minced as she walked, and coquetted with her head, and, altogether contrived to show that she had quite as much vanity as brains.
head
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From this reading A very pretty woman, tall and slender was she, and she minced as she walked, and coquetted with her head, and, altogether contrived to show that she had quite as much vanity as brains.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A very pretty woman, tall and slender was she, and she minced as she walked, and coquetted with her head, and, altogether contrived to show that she had quite as much vanity as brains.
house
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From this reading She went boldly up to the broad entrance of the house, and boldly rang at it, drawing her white veil over her face as she did so.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If not a lady, she was attired as one; a flounced dress, and a stylish looking shawl, and a white veil.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She went boldly up to the broad entrance of the house, and boldly rang at it, drawing her white veil over her face as she did so.
lady
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From this reading There went, sailing up the avenue to East Lynne, a lady, one windy afternoon.
looking
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From this reading If not a lady, she was attired as one; a flounced dress, and a stylish looking shawl, and a white veil.
LYNNE
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR AT EAST LYNNE.
minced
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From this reading A very pretty woman, tall and slender was she, and she minced as she walked, and coquetted with her head, and, altogether contrived to show that she had quite as much vanity as brains.
much
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From this reading A very pretty woman, tall and slender was she, and she minced as she walked, and coquetted with her head, and, altogether contrived to show that she had quite as much vanity as brains.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If not a lady, she was attired as one; a flounced dress, and a stylish looking shawl, and a white veil.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She went boldly up to the broad entrance of the house, and boldly rang at it, drawing her white veil over her face as she did so.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There went, sailing up the avenue to East Lynne, a lady, one windy afternoon.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She went boldly up to the broad entrance of the house, and boldly rang at it, drawing her white veil over her face as she did so.
pretty
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From this reading A very pretty woman, tall and slender was she, and she minced as she walked, and coquetted with her head, and, altogether contrived to show that she had quite as much vanity as brains.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A very pretty woman, tall and slender was she, and she minced as she walked, and coquetted with her head, and, altogether contrived to show that she had quite as much vanity as brains.
rang
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From this reading She went boldly up to the broad entrance of the house, and boldly rang at it, drawing her white veil over her face as she did so.
sailing
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From this reading There went, sailing up the avenue to East Lynne, a lady, one windy afternoon.
shawl
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From this reading If not a lady, she was attired as one; a flounced dress, and a stylish looking shawl, and a white veil.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If not a lady, she was attired as one; a flounced dress, and a stylish looking shawl, and a white veil.
show
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From this reading A very pretty woman, tall and slender was she, and she minced as she walked, and coquetted with her head, and, altogether contrived to show that she had quite as much vanity as brains.
slender
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From this reading A very pretty woman, tall and slender was she, and she minced as she walked, and coquetted with her head, and, altogether contrived to show that she had quite as much vanity as brains.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She went boldly up to the broad entrance of the house, and boldly rang at it, drawing her white veil over her face as she did so.
stylish
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From this reading If not a lady, she was attired as one; a flounced dress, and a stylish looking shawl, and a white veil.
tall
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From this reading A very pretty woman, tall and slender was she, and she minced as she walked, and coquetted with her head, and, altogether contrived to show that she had quite as much vanity as brains.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A very pretty woman, tall and slender was she, and she minced as she walked, and coquetted with her head, and, altogether contrived to show that she had quite as much vanity as brains.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There went, sailing up the avenue to East Lynne, a lady, one windy afternoon.
There
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From this reading There went, sailing up the avenue to East Lynne, a lady, one windy afternoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There went, sailing up the avenue to East Lynne, a lady, one windy afternoon.
UNEXPECTED
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR AT EAST LYNNE.
up
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From this reading There went, sailing up the avenue to East Lynne, a lady, one windy afternoon.
vanity
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From this reading A very pretty woman, tall and slender was she, and she minced as she walked, and coquetted with her head, and, altogether contrived to show that she had quite as much vanity as brains.
veil
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From this reading If not a lady, she was attired as one; a flounced dress, and a stylish looking shawl, and a white veil.
very
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From this reading A very pretty woman, tall and slender was she, and she minced as she walked, and coquetted with her head, and, altogether contrived to show that she had quite as much vanity as brains.
VISITOR
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR AT EAST LYNNE.
walked
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From this reading A very pretty woman, tall and slender was she, and she minced as she walked, and coquetted with her head, and, altogether contrived to show that she had quite as much vanity as brains.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If not a lady, she was attired as one; a flounced dress, and a stylish looking shawl, and a white veil.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There went, sailing up the avenue to East Lynne, a lady, one windy afternoon.
white
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From this reading If not a lady, she was attired as one; a flounced dress, and a stylish looking shawl, and a white veil.
windy
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From this reading There went, sailing up the avenue to East Lynne, a lady, one windy afternoon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A very pretty woman, tall and slender was she, and she minced as she walked, and coquetted with her head, and, altogether contrived to show that she had quite as much vanity as brains.
woman
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From this reading A very pretty woman, tall and slender was she, and she minced as she walked, and coquetted with her head, and, altogether contrived to show that she had quite as much vanity as brains.
