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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 HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
active
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From this reading If you entertain the Crown Princess of an active and potent monarchy it is reasonable to expect that things will happen.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If you entertain the Crown Princess of an active and potent monarchy it is reasonable to expect that things will happen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
Arbuthnot
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From this reading HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Things did happen in some profusion during the sojourn of her Royal Highness at Dympsfield House.
behaviour
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From this reading HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The resources of our modest establishment were taxed to the uttermost, but throughout a really trying period it is due to Mrs. Arbuthnot to say that she was a model of tact, discretion, and natural goodness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Owing to the course taken by events which I shall have presently to narrate, that sojourn was prolonged indefinitely.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Owing to the course taken by events which I shall have presently to narrate, that sojourn was prolonged indefinitely.
crowded
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From this reading HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
Crown
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From this reading If you entertain the Crown Princess of an active and potent monarchy it is reasonable to expect that things will happen.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Things did happen in some profusion during the sojourn of her Royal Highness at Dympsfield House.
discretion
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From this reading The resources of our modest establishment were taxed to the uttermost, but throughout a really trying period it is due to Mrs. Arbuthnot to say that she was a model of tact, discretion, and natural goodness.
due
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From this reading The resources of our modest establishment were taxed to the uttermost, but throughout a really trying period it is due to Mrs. Arbuthnot to say that she was a model of tact, discretion, and natural goodness.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
Dympsfield
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From this reading Things did happen in some profusion during the sojourn of her Royal Highness at Dympsfield House.
earned
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From this reading HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
entertain
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From this reading If you entertain the Crown Princess of an active and potent monarchy it is reasonable to expect that things will happen.
epoch
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From this reading HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
establishment
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From this reading The resources of our modest establishment were taxed to the uttermost, but throughout a really trying period it is due to Mrs. Arbuthnot to say that she was a model of tact, discretion, and natural goodness.
events
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From this reading Owing to the course taken by events which I shall have presently to narrate, that sojourn was prolonged indefinitely.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading If you entertain the Crown Princess of an active and potent monarchy it is reasonable to expect that things will happen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
glorious
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From this reading HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
goodness
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From this reading The resources of our modest establishment were taxed to the uttermost, but throughout a really trying period it is due to Mrs. Arbuthnot to say that she was a model of tact, discretion, and natural goodness.
happen
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From this reading If you entertain the Crown Princess of an active and potent monarchy it is reasonable to expect that things will happen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Owing to the course taken by events which I shall have presently to narrate, that sojourn was prolonged indefinitely.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
HIGHNESS
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From this reading HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
House
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From this reading Things did happen in some profusion during the sojourn of her Royal Highness at Dympsfield House.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Owing to the course taken by events which I shall have presently to narrate, that sojourn was prolonged indefinitely.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you entertain the Crown Princess of an active and potent monarchy it is reasonable to expect that things will happen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Things did happen in some profusion during the sojourn of her Royal Highness at Dympsfield House.
indefinitely
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From this reading Owing to the course taken by events which I shall have presently to narrate, that sojourn was prolonged indefinitely.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If you entertain the Crown Princess of an active and potent monarchy it is reasonable to expect that things will happen.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you entertain the Crown Princess of an active and potent monarchy it is reasonable to expect that things will happen.
LETTER
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From this reading HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
meed
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From this reading HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
model
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From this reading The resources of our modest establishment were taxed to the uttermost, but throughout a really trying period it is due to Mrs. Arbuthnot to say that she was a model of tact, discretion, and natural goodness.
modest
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From this reading The resources of our modest establishment were taxed to the uttermost, but throughout a really trying period it is due to Mrs. Arbuthnot to say that she was a model of tact, discretion, and natural goodness.
monarchy
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From this reading If you entertain the Crown Princess of an active and potent monarchy it is reasonable to expect that things will happen.
Mrs
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From this reading HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
narrate
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From this reading Owing to the course taken by events which I shall have presently to narrate, that sojourn was prolonged indefinitely.
natural
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From this reading The resources of our modest establishment were taxed to the uttermost, but throughout a really trying period it is due to Mrs. Arbuthnot to say that she was a model of tact, discretion, and natural goodness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The resources of our modest establishment were taxed to the uttermost, but throughout a really trying period it is due to Mrs. Arbuthnot to say that she was a model of tact, discretion, and natural goodness.
Owing
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From this reading Owing to the course taken by events which I shall have presently to narrate, that sojourn was prolonged indefinitely.
period
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From this reading The resources of our modest establishment were taxed to the uttermost, but throughout a really trying period it is due to Mrs. Arbuthnot to say that she was a model of tact, discretion, and natural goodness.
Pledged
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From this reading HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
potent
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From this reading If you entertain the Crown Princess of an active and potent monarchy it is reasonable to expect that things will happen.
praise
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From this reading HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
presently
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From this reading Owing to the course taken by events which I shall have presently to narrate, that sojourn was prolonged indefinitely.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading If you entertain the Crown Princess of an active and potent monarchy it is reasonable to expect that things will happen.
profusion
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From this reading Things did happen in some profusion during the sojourn of her Royal Highness at Dympsfield House.
prolonged
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From this reading Owing to the course taken by events which I shall have presently to narrate, that sojourn was prolonged indefinitely.
really
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From this reading The resources of our modest establishment were taxed to the uttermost, but throughout a really trying period it is due to Mrs. Arbuthnot to say that she was a model of tact, discretion, and natural goodness.
reasonable
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From this reading If you entertain the Crown Princess of an active and potent monarchy it is reasonable to expect that things will happen.
RECEIVES
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From this reading HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
resources
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From this reading The resources of our modest establishment were taxed to the uttermost, but throughout a really trying period it is due to Mrs. Arbuthnot to say that she was a model of tact, discretion, and natural goodness.
ROYAL
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From this reading HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
say
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From this reading The resources of our modest establishment were taxed to the uttermost, but throughout a really trying period it is due to Mrs. Arbuthnot to say that she was a model of tact, discretion, and natural goodness.
secrecy
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From this reading HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Owing to the course taken by events which I shall have presently to narrate, that sojourn was prolonged indefinitely.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The resources of our modest establishment were taxed to the uttermost, but throughout a really trying period it is due to Mrs. Arbuthnot to say that she was a model of tact, discretion, and natural goodness.
sojourn
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From this reading Things did happen in some profusion during the sojourn of her Royal Highness at Dympsfield House.
some
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From this reading Things did happen in some profusion during the sojourn of her Royal Highness at Dympsfield House.
tact
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From this reading The resources of our modest establishment were taxed to the uttermost, but throughout a really trying period it is due to Mrs. Arbuthnot to say that she was a model of tact, discretion, and natural goodness.
taken
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From this reading Owing to the course taken by events which I shall have presently to narrate, that sojourn was prolonged indefinitely.
taxed
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From this reading The resources of our modest establishment were taxed to the uttermost, but throughout a really trying period it is due to Mrs. Arbuthnot to say that she was a model of tact, discretion, and natural goodness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If you entertain the Crown Princess of an active and potent monarchy it is reasonable to expect that things will happen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you entertain the Crown Princess of an active and potent monarchy it is reasonable to expect that things will happen.
things
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From this reading If you entertain the Crown Princess of an active and potent monarchy it is reasonable to expect that things will happen.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The resources of our modest establishment were taxed to the uttermost, but throughout a really trying period it is due to Mrs. Arbuthnot to say that she was a model of tact, discretion, and natural goodness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HER ROYAL HIGHNESS RECEIVES A LETTER Pledged to secrecy, Mrs. Arbuthnot earned a meed of praise for her behaviour during a crowded and glorious epoch.
trying
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From this reading The resources of our modest establishment were taxed to the uttermost, but throughout a really trying period it is due to Mrs. Arbuthnot to say that she was a model of tact, discretion, and natural goodness.
uttermost
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From this reading The resources of our modest establishment were taxed to the uttermost, but throughout a really trying period it is due to Mrs. Arbuthnot to say that she was a model of tact, discretion, and natural goodness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Owing to the course taken by events which I shall have presently to narrate, that sojourn was prolonged indefinitely.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The resources of our modest establishment were taxed to the uttermost, but throughout a really trying period it is due to Mrs. Arbuthnot to say that she was a model of tact, discretion, and natural goodness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Owing to the course taken by events which I shall have presently to narrate, that sojourn was prolonged indefinitely.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you entertain the Crown Princess of an active and potent monarchy it is reasonable to expect that things will happen.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you entertain the Crown Princess of an active and potent monarchy it is reasonable to expect that things will happen.
