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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 A REPRIEVE FOR A TIME.
Alison
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From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
annoyance
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From this reading 'Very well, papa,' replied the girl, though she felt herself shiver with anticipation of the annoyance to which she might be subjected; 'has he returned so soon?'
anticipation
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From this reading 'Very well, papa,' replied the girl, though she felt herself shiver with anticipation of the annoyance to which she might be subjected; 'has he returned so soon?'
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Very well, papa,' replied the girl, though she felt herself shiver with anticipation of the annoyance to which she might be subjected; 'has he returned so soon?'
beeches
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From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
Bevil
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From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
Cadbury
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From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
Court
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From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
dine
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From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
dinner
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From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
early
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From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
felt
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From this reading 'Very well, papa,' replied the girl, though she felt herself shiver with anticipation of the annoyance to which she might be subjected; 'has he returned so soon?'
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A REPRIEVE FOR A TIME.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
girl
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From this reading 'Very well, papa,' replied the girl, though she felt herself shiver with anticipation of the annoyance to which she might be subjected; 'has he returned so soon?'
Goring
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From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Very well, papa,' replied the girl, though she felt herself shiver with anticipation of the annoyance to which she might be subjected; 'has he returned so soon?'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Very well, papa,' replied the girl, though she felt herself shiver with anticipation of the annoyance to which she might be subjected; 'has he returned so soon?'
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'Very well, papa,' replied the girl, though she felt herself shiver with anticipation of the annoyance to which she might be subjected; 'has he returned so soon?'
just
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From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
Lord
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From this reading 'Lord Cadbury.'
meeting
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From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading 'Very well, papa,' replied the girl, though she felt herself shiver with anticipation of the annoyance to which she might be subjected; 'has he returned so soon?'
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Very well, papa,' replied the girl, though she felt herself shiver with anticipation of the annoyance to which she might be subjected; 'has he returned so soon?'
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
papa
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From this reading 'Very well, papa,' replied the girl, though she felt herself shiver with anticipation of the annoyance to which she might be subjected; 'has he returned so soon?'
party
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From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
Ranald
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From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
replied
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From this reading 'Very well, papa,' replied the girl, though she felt herself shiver with anticipation of the annoyance to which she might be subjected; 'has he returned so soon?'
REPRIEVE
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From this reading A REPRIEVE FOR A TIME.
returned
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From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
said
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From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
sharp
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From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
shiver
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From this reading 'Very well, papa,' replied the girl, though she felt herself shiver with anticipation of the annoyance to which she might be subjected; 'has he returned so soon?'
Sir
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From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
six
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From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Very well, papa,' replied the girl, though she felt herself shiver with anticipation of the annoyance to which she might be subjected; 'has he returned so soon?'
soon
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From this reading 'Very well, papa,' replied the girl, though she felt herself shiver with anticipation of the annoyance to which she might be subjected; 'has he returned so soon?'
subjected
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From this reading 'Very well, papa,' replied the girl, though she felt herself shiver with anticipation of the annoyance to which she might be subjected; 'has he returned so soon?'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading 'Very well, papa,' replied the girl, though she felt herself shiver with anticipation of the annoyance to which she might be subjected; 'has he returned so soon?'
TIME
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From this reading A REPRIEVE FOR A TIME.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
to-morrow
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From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
Very
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From this reading 'Very well, papa,' replied the girl, though she felt herself shiver with anticipation of the annoyance to which she might be subjected; 'has he returned so soon?'
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
well
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From this reading 'Very well, papa,' replied the girl, though she felt herself shiver with anticipation of the annoyance to which she might be subjected; 'has he returned so soon?'
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 'Very well, papa,' replied the girl, though she felt herself shiver with anticipation of the annoyance to which she might be subjected; 'has he returned so soon?'
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading 'He--who?'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'We dine with Cadbury at the Court to-morrow--no party, just ourselves--sharp six--an early dinner,' said Sir Ranald to Alison, just as she returned from a meeting with Bevil Goring at the beeches.
