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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 My lady looked very pretty in a delicate blue bonnet and the sables which her nephew had bought for her at St. Petersburg.
Alicia
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From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
archway
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From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
Audley
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From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
bewitchingly
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From this reading She seemed very well pleased to see Robert, and smiled most bewitchingly as she gave him her exquisitely gloved little hand.
blue
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From this reading My lady looked very pretty in a delicate blue bonnet and the sables which her nephew had bought for her at St. Petersburg.
bonnet
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From this reading My lady looked very pretty in a delicate blue bonnet and the sables which her nephew had bought for her at St. Petersburg.
bought
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From this reading My lady looked very pretty in a delicate blue bonnet and the sables which her nephew had bought for her at St. Petersburg.
broad
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From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
carriage
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From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
containing
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From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
Court
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From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
delicate
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From this reading My lady looked very pretty in a delicate blue bonnet and the sables which her nephew had bought for her at St. Petersburg.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
drove
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From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
exquisitely
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From this reading She seemed very well pleased to see Robert, and smiled most bewitchingly as she gave him her exquisitely gloved little hand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My lady looked very pretty in a delicate blue bonnet and the sables which her nephew had bought for her at St. Petersburg.
front
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From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
gave
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From this reading She seemed very well pleased to see Robert, and smiled most bewitchingly as she gave him her exquisitely gloved little hand.
gloved
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From this reading She seemed very well pleased to see Robert, and smiled most bewitchingly as she gave him her exquisitely gloved little hand.
grass-plat
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From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My lady looked very pretty in a delicate blue bonnet and the sables which her nephew had bought for her at St. Petersburg.
hand
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From this reading Mr. Audley presented himself in time to hand the ladies out of the vehicle.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My lady looked very pretty in a delicate blue bonnet and the sables which her nephew had bought for her at St. Petersburg.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She seemed very well pleased to see Robert, and smiled most bewitchingly as she gave him her exquisitely gloved little hand.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Audley presented himself in time to hand the ladies out of the vehicle.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE LIME-WALK.
ladies
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From this reading Mr. Audley presented himself in time to hand the ladies out of the vehicle.
lady
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From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
LIME-WALK
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From this reading IN THE LIME-WALK.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed very well pleased to see Robert, and smiled most bewitchingly as she gave him her exquisitely gloved little hand.
loiteringverbUS /ˈlɔɪtərɪŋ/
standing or moving slowly without a clear purpose
From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My lady looked very pretty in a delicate blue bonnet and the sables which her nephew had bought for her at St. Petersburg.
low
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From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
most
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From this reading She seemed very well pleased to see Robert, and smiled most bewitchingly as she gave him her exquisitely gloved little hand.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Audley presented himself in time to hand the ladies out of the vehicle.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
nephew
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From this reading My lady looked very pretty in a delicate blue bonnet and the sables which her nephew had bought for her at St. Petersburg.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
out
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From this reading Mr. Audley presented himself in time to hand the ladies out of the vehicle.
Petersburg
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From this reading My lady looked very pretty in a delicate blue bonnet and the sables which her nephew had bought for her at St. Petersburg.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She seemed very well pleased to see Robert, and smiled most bewitchingly as she gave him her exquisitely gloved little hand.
presented
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From this reading Mr. Audley presented himself in time to hand the ladies out of the vehicle.
pretty
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From this reading My lady looked very pretty in a delicate blue bonnet and the sables which her nephew had bought for her at St. Petersburg.
Robert
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From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
sables
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From this reading My lady looked very pretty in a delicate blue bonnet and the sables which her nephew had bought for her at St. Petersburg.
see
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From this reading She seemed very well pleased to see Robert, and smiled most bewitchingly as she gave him her exquisitely gloved little hand.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed very well pleased to see Robert, and smiled most bewitchingly as she gave him her exquisitely gloved little hand.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed very well pleased to see Robert, and smiled most bewitchingly as she gave him her exquisitely gloved little hand.
smiled
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From this reading She seemed very well pleased to see Robert, and smiled most bewitchingly as she gave him her exquisitely gloved little hand.
St
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From this reading My lady looked very pretty in a delicate blue bonnet and the sables which her nephew had bought for her at St. Petersburg.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE LIME-WALK.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Audley presented himself in time to hand the ladies out of the vehicle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Audley presented himself in time to hand the ladies out of the vehicle.
turret-door
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From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
up
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From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
vehicle
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From this reading Mr. Audley presented himself in time to hand the ladies out of the vehicle.
very
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From this reading My lady looked very pretty in a delicate blue bonnet and the sables which her nephew had bought for her at St. Petersburg.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Robert Audley was loitering upon the broad grass-plat in front of the Court as the carriage containing my lady and Alicia drove under the archway, and drew up at the low turret-door.
well
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From this reading She seemed very well pleased to see Robert, and smiled most bewitchingly as she gave him her exquisitely gloved little hand.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My lady looked very pretty in a delicate blue bonnet and the sables which her nephew had bought for her at St. Petersburg.
