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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 was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
ADELAIDE
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From this reading ADELAIDE PROCTOR.
all
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From this reading “Till now thy soul hath been all glad and gay, Bid it arise and look on grief to-day.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Till now thy soul hath been all glad and gay, Bid it arise and look on grief to-day.”
arise
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From this reading “Till now thy soul hath been all glad and gay, Bid it arise and look on grief to-day.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
attended
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
Beata
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Till now thy soul hath been all glad and gay, Bid it arise and look on grief to-day.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One of these was to take place the day before Miss Prescott’s garden party.
belonging
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From this reading It was to be given at Carrara, the very pretty grounds on the top of the cliff, belonging to Captain Henderson, the managing partner in the extensive marble works of Mr. White, who lived at Rocca Marina, in the Riviera.
Bid
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From this reading “Till now thy soul hath been all glad and gay, Bid it arise and look on grief to-day.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was to be given at Carrara, the very pretty grounds on the top of the cliff, belonging to Captain Henderson, the managing partner in the extensive marble works of Mr. White, who lived at Rocca Marina, in the Riviera.
Carrara
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From this reading It was to be given at Carrara, the very pretty grounds on the top of the cliff, belonging to Captain Henderson, the managing partner in the extensive marble works of Mr. White, who lived at Rocca Marina, in the Riviera.
classes
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
cliff
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From this reading It was to be given at Carrara, the very pretty grounds on the top of the cliff, belonging to Captain Henderson, the managing partner in the extensive marble works of Mr. White, who lived at Rocca Marina, in the Riviera.
comprised
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
considered
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
day
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From this reading One of these was to take place the day before Miss Prescott’s garden party.
dozen
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
entertainments
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
extensive
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From this reading It was to be given at Carrara, the very pretty grounds on the top of the cliff, belonging to Captain Henderson, the managing partner in the extensive marble works of Mr. White, who lived at Rocca Marina, in the Riviera.
Flight
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
Friendly
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
garden
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From this reading One of these was to take place the day before Miss Prescott’s garden party.
gay
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From this reading “Till now thy soul hath been all glad and gay, Bid it arise and look on grief to-day.”
Girls
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
given
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
glad
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From this reading “Till now thy soul hath been all glad and gay, Bid it arise and look on grief to-day.”
grief
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From this reading “Till now thy soul hath been all glad and gay, Bid it arise and look on grief to-day.”
grounds
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From this reading It was to be given at Carrara, the very pretty grounds on the top of the cliff, belonging to Captain Henderson, the managing partner in the extensive marble works of Mr. White, who lived at Rocca Marina, in the Riviera.
Guild
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Till now thy soul hath been all glad and gay, Bid it arise and look on grief to-day.”
held
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
Henderson
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From this reading It was to be given at Carrara, the very pretty grounds on the top of the cliff, belonging to Captain Henderson, the managing partner in the extensive marble works of Mr. White, who lived at Rocca Marina, in the Riviera.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was to be given at Carrara, the very pretty grounds on the top of the cliff, belonging to Captain Henderson, the managing partner in the extensive marble works of Mr. White, who lived at Rocca Marina, in the Riviera.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Till now thy soul hath been all glad and gay, Bid it arise and look on grief to-day.”
Kenelm's
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
Lady
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
lived
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From this reading It was to be given at Carrara, the very pretty grounds on the top of the cliff, belonging to Captain Henderson, the managing partner in the extensive marble works of Mr. White, who lived at Rocca Marina, in the Riviera.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Till now thy soul hath been all glad and gay, Bid it arise and look on grief to-day.”
managing
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From this reading It was to be given at Carrara, the very pretty grounds on the top of the cliff, belonging to Captain Henderson, the managing partner in the extensive marble works of Mr. White, who lived at Rocca Marina, in the Riviera.
marble
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From this reading It was to be given at Carrara, the very pretty grounds on the top of the cliff, belonging to Captain Henderson, the managing partner in the extensive marble works of Mr. White, who lived at Rocca Marina, in the Riviera.
Marina
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From this reading It was to be given at Carrara, the very pretty grounds on the top of the cliff, belonging to Captain Henderson, the managing partner in the extensive marble works of Mr. White, who lived at Rocca Marina, in the Riviera.
Miss
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From this reading One of these was to take place the day before Miss Prescott’s garden party.
modest
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
Mr
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From this reading It was to be given at Carrara, the very pretty grounds on the top of the cliff, belonging to Captain Henderson, the managing partner in the extensive marble works of Mr. White, who lived at Rocca Marina, in the Riviera.
now
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From this reading “Till now thy soul hath been all glad and gay, Bid it arise and look on grief to-day.”
occasional
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of these was to take place the day before Miss Prescott’s garden party.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Till now thy soul hath been all glad and gay, Bid it arise and look on grief to-day.”
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of these was to take place the day before Miss Prescott’s garden party.
partner
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From this reading It was to be given at Carrara, the very pretty grounds on the top of the cliff, belonging to Captain Henderson, the managing partner in the extensive marble works of Mr. White, who lived at Rocca Marina, in the Riviera.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of these was to take place the day before Miss Prescott’s garden party.
place
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From this reading One of these was to take place the day before Miss Prescott’s garden party.
Prescott's
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From this reading One of these was to take place the day before Miss Prescott’s garden party.
pretty
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From this reading It was to be given at Carrara, the very pretty grounds on the top of the cliff, belonging to Captain Henderson, the managing partner in the extensive marble works of Mr. White, who lived at Rocca Marina, in the Riviera.
PROCTOR
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From this reading ADELAIDE PROCTOR.
promoters
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
Riviera
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From this reading It was to be given at Carrara, the very pretty grounds on the top of the cliff, belonging to Captain Henderson, the managing partner in the extensive marble works of Mr. White, who lived at Rocca Marina, in the Riviera.
Rocca
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From this reading It was to be given at Carrara, the very pretty grounds on the top of the cliff, belonging to Captain Henderson, the managing partner in the extensive marble works of Mr. White, who lived at Rocca Marina, in the Riviera.
Sister
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
Society
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
soul
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From this reading “Till now thy soul hath been all glad and gay, Bid it arise and look on grief to-day.”
St
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
superior
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of these was to take place the day before Miss Prescott’s garden party.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
THERE
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One of these was to take place the day before Miss Prescott’s garden party.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Till now thy soul hath been all glad and gay, Bid it arise and look on grief to-day.”
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Till now thy soul hath been all glad and gay, Bid it arise and look on grief to-day.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
to-day
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From this reading “Till now thy soul hath been all glad and gay, Bid it arise and look on grief to-day.”
top
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From this reading It was to be given at Carrara, the very pretty grounds on the top of the cliff, belonging to Captain Henderson, the managing partner in the extensive marble works of Mr. White, who lived at Rocca Marina, in the Riviera.
very
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From this reading It was to be given at Carrara, the very pretty grounds on the top of the cliff, belonging to Captain Henderson, the managing partner in the extensive marble works of Mr. White, who lived at Rocca Marina, in the Riviera.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
White
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From this reading It was to be given at Carrara, the very pretty grounds on the top of the cliff, belonging to Captain Henderson, the managing partner in the extensive marble works of Mr. White, who lived at Rocca Marina, in the Riviera.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
women
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
works
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From this reading It was to be given at Carrara, the very pretty grounds on the top of the cliff, belonging to Captain Henderson, the managing partner in the extensive marble works of Mr. White, who lived at Rocca Marina, in the Riviera.
young
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From this reading THERE was a Guild at St. Kenelm’s which was considered by the promoters to be superior to the Girls’ Friendly Society, and which comprised about a dozen young women, who attended classes held by Sister Beata, and occasional modest entertainments given by Lady Flight.
