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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 Jemima hastened to make up a little bundle of things necessary, with many a woman's sigh that the poor wardrobe contained so few things befitting.
affectionate
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From this reading But among the clothes she slipped a purse, containing the savings of months, perhaps of years, and with it a few affectionate lines, begging Violante to ask the countess to buy her all that was proper for her father's child.
all
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From this reading But among the clothes she slipped a purse, containing the savings of months, perhaps of years, and with it a few affectionate lines, begging Violante to ask the countess to buy her all that was proper for her father's child.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But among the clothes she slipped a purse, containing the savings of months, perhaps of years, and with it a few affectionate lines, begging Violante to ask the countess to buy her all that was proper for her father's child.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
arrangements
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From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
ask
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From this reading But among the clothes she slipped a purse, containing the savings of months, perhaps of years, and with it a few affectionate lines, begging Violante to ask the countess to buy her all that was proper for her father's child.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The countess insisted on taking her at once, and Riccabocca briefly said, "Certainly, the sooner the better."
befitting
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From this reading Jemima hastened to make up a little bundle of things necessary, with many a woman's sigh that the poor wardrobe contained so few things befitting.
begging
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From this reading But among the clothes she slipped a purse, containing the savings of months, perhaps of years, and with it a few affectionate lines, begging Violante to ask the countess to buy her all that was proper for her father's child.
better
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From this reading The countess insisted on taking her at once, and Riccabocca briefly said, "Certainly, the sooner the better."
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Violante was stunned and bewildered.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
briefly
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From this reading The countess insisted on taking her at once, and Riccabocca briefly said, "Certainly, the sooner the better."
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading Jemima hastened to make up a little bundle of things necessary, with many a woman's sigh that the poor wardrobe contained so few things befitting.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But among the clothes she slipped a purse, containing the savings of months, perhaps of years, and with it a few affectionate lines, begging Violante to ask the countess to buy her all that was proper for her father's child.
buy
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From this reading But among the clothes she slipped a purse, containing the savings of months, perhaps of years, and with it a few affectionate lines, begging Violante to ask the countess to buy her all that was proper for her father's child.
Certainly
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From this reading The countess insisted on taking her at once, and Riccabocca briefly said, "Certainly, the sooner the better."
child
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From this reading But among the clothes she slipped a purse, containing the savings of months, perhaps of years, and with it a few affectionate lines, begging Violante to ask the countess to buy her all that was proper for her father's child.
clothes
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From this reading But among the clothes she slipped a purse, containing the savings of months, perhaps of years, and with it a few affectionate lines, begging Violante to ask the countess to buy her all that was proper for her father's child.
contained
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From this reading Jemima hastened to make up a little bundle of things necessary, with many a woman's sigh that the poor wardrobe contained so few things befitting.
containing
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From this reading But among the clothes she slipped a purse, containing the savings of months, perhaps of years, and with it a few affectionate lines, begging Violante to ask the countess to buy her all that was proper for her father's child.
countess
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From this reading The countess insisted on taking her at once, and Riccabocca briefly said, "Certainly, the sooner the better."
father's
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From this reading But among the clothes she slipped a purse, containing the savings of months, perhaps of years, and with it a few affectionate lines, begging Violante to ask the countess to buy her all that was proper for her father's child.
few
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From this reading Jemima hastened to make up a little bundle of things necessary, with many a woman's sigh that the poor wardrobe contained so few things befitting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
former
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From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
greatly
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From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
hastened
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From this reading Jemima hastened to make up a little bundle of things necessary, with many a woman's sigh that the poor wardrobe contained so few things befitting.
heard
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From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The countess insisted on taking her at once, and Riccabocca briefly said, "Certainly, the sooner the better."
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading The countess insisted on taking her at once, and Riccabocca briefly said, "Certainly, the sooner the better."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But among the clothes she slipped a purse, containing the savings of months, perhaps of years, and with it a few affectionate lines, begging Violante to ask the countess to buy her all that was proper for her father's child.
Jemima
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From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
lines
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From this reading But among the clothes she slipped a purse, containing the savings of months, perhaps of years, and with it a few affectionate lines, begging Violante to ask the countess to buy her all that was proper for her father's child.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jemima hastened to make up a little bundle of things necessary, with many a woman's sigh that the poor wardrobe contained so few things befitting.
made
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From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jemima hastened to make up a little bundle of things necessary, with many a woman's sigh that the poor wardrobe contained so few things befitting.
many
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From this reading Jemima hastened to make up a little bundle of things necessary, with many a woman's sigh that the poor wardrobe contained so few things befitting.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
months
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From this reading But among the clothes she slipped a purse, containing the savings of months, perhaps of years, and with it a few affectionate lines, begging Violante to ask the countess to buy her all that was proper for her father's child.
necessary
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From this reading Jemima hastened to make up a little bundle of things necessary, with many a woman's sigh that the poor wardrobe contained so few things befitting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jemima hastened to make up a little bundle of things necessary, with many a woman's sigh that the poor wardrobe contained so few things befitting.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
once
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From this reading The countess insisted on taking her at once, and Riccabocca briefly said, "Certainly, the sooner the better."
perhaps
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From this reading But among the clothes she slipped a purse, containing the savings of months, perhaps of years, and with it a few affectionate lines, begging Violante to ask the countess to buy her all that was proper for her father's child.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jemima hastened to make up a little bundle of things necessary, with many a woman's sigh that the poor wardrobe contained so few things befitting.
proper
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From this reading But among the clothes she slipped a purse, containing the savings of months, perhaps of years, and with it a few affectionate lines, begging Violante to ask the countess to buy her all that was proper for her father's child.
purse
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From this reading But among the clothes she slipped a purse, containing the savings of months, perhaps of years, and with it a few affectionate lines, begging Violante to ask the countess to buy her all that was proper for her father's child.
reader
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From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
return
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From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
Riccabocca
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From this reading The countess insisted on taking her at once, and Riccabocca briefly said, "Certainly, the sooner the better."
said
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From this reading The countess insisted on taking her at once, and Riccabocca briefly said, "Certainly, the sooner the better."
savings
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From this reading But among the clothes she slipped a purse, containing the savings of months, perhaps of years, and with it a few affectionate lines, begging Violante to ask the countess to buy her all that was proper for her father's child.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But among the clothes she slipped a purse, containing the savings of months, perhaps of years, and with it a few affectionate lines, begging Violante to ask the countess to buy her all that was proper for her father's child.
sigh
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From this reading Jemima hastened to make up a little bundle of things necessary, with many a woman's sigh that the poor wardrobe contained so few things befitting.
slipped
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From this reading But among the clothes she slipped a purse, containing the savings of months, perhaps of years, and with it a few affectionate lines, begging Violante to ask the countess to buy her all that was proper for her father's child.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jemima hastened to make up a little bundle of things necessary, with many a woman's sigh that the poor wardrobe contained so few things befitting.
sooner
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From this reading The countess insisted on taking her at once, and Riccabocca briefly said, "Certainly, the sooner the better."
stunned
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From this reading Violante was stunned and bewildered.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
taking
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From this reading The countess insisted on taking her at once, and Riccabocca briefly said, "Certainly, the sooner the better."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jemima hastened to make up a little bundle of things necessary, with many a woman's sigh that the poor wardrobe contained so few things befitting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
things
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From this reading Jemima hastened to make up a little bundle of things necessary, with many a woman's sigh that the poor wardrobe contained so few things befitting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jemima hastened to make up a little bundle of things necessary, with many a woman's sigh that the poor wardrobe contained so few things befitting.
up
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From this reading Jemima hastened to make up a little bundle of things necessary, with many a woman's sigh that the poor wardrobe contained so few things befitting.
Violante
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From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
wardrobe
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From this reading Jemima hastened to make up a little bundle of things necessary, with many a woman's sigh that the poor wardrobe contained so few things befitting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Violante was stunned and bewildered.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Violante and Jemima were both greatly surprised, as the reader may suppose, when they heard, on their return, the arrangements already made for the former.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jemima hastened to make up a little bundle of things necessary, with many a woman's sigh that the poor wardrobe contained so few things befitting.
woman's
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From this reading Jemima hastened to make up a little bundle of things necessary, with many a woman's sigh that the poor wardrobe contained so few things befitting.
years
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From this reading But among the clothes she slipped a purse, containing the savings of months, perhaps of years, and with it a few affectionate lines, begging Violante to ask the countess to buy her all that was proper for her father's child.
