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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 One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
all
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From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I; Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, flowers, and worms excel me still.”
Appear
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From this reading “The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I; Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, flowers, and worms excel me still.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I; Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, flowers, and worms excel me still.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
attention
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From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
Aumerle
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From this reading The visit of the sisters Aumerle, or rather the message which they had brought, had caused great excitement in the mind of Cecilia Bardon.
Bardon
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From this reading The visit of the sisters Aumerle, or rather the message which they had brought, had caused great excitement in the mind of Cecilia Bardon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I; Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, flowers, and worms excel me still.”
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The visit of the sisters Aumerle, or rather the message which they had brought, had caused great excitement in the mind of Cecilia Bardon.
butterfly
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From this reading “The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I; Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, flowers, and worms excel me still.”
caused
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From this reading The visit of the sisters Aumerle, or rather the message which they had brought, had caused great excitement in the mind of Cecilia Bardon.
Cecilia
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From this reading The visit of the sisters Aumerle, or rather the message which they had brought, had caused great excitement in the mind of Cecilia Bardon.
coats
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From this reading “The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I; Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, flowers, and worms excel me still.”
Dashleigh
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From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
domestic
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From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
dressed
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From this reading “The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I; Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, flowers, and worms excel me still.”
duties
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From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
excel
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From this reading “The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I; Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, flowers, and worms excel me still.”
excitement
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From this reading The visit of the sisters Aumerle, or rather the message which they had brought, had caused great excitement in the mind of Cecilia Bardon.
father
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From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I; Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, flowers, and worms excel me still.”
Flies
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From this reading “The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I; Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, flowers, and worms excel me still.”
flowers
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From this reading “The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I; Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, flowers, and worms excel me still.”
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
gayer
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From this reading “The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I; Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, flowers, and worms excel me still.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The visit of the sisters Aumerle, or rather the message which they had brought, had caused great excitement in the mind of Cecilia Bardon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The visit of the sisters Aumerle, or rather the message which they had brought, had caused great excitement in the mind of Cecilia Bardon.
HALL
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From this reading THE VISIT TO THE HALL.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
how
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From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I; Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, flowers, and worms excel me still.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I; Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, flowers, and worms excel me still.”
interfering
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From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I; Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, flowers, and worms excel me still.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I; Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, flowers, and worms excel me still.”
message
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From this reading The visit of the sisters Aumerle, or rather the message which they had brought, had caused great excitement in the mind of Cecilia Bardon.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The visit of the sisters Aumerle, or rather the message which they had brought, had caused great excitement in the mind of Cecilia Bardon.
now
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From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The visit of the sisters Aumerle, or rather the message which they had brought, had caused great excitement in the mind of Cecilia Bardon.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The visit of the sisters Aumerle, or rather the message which they had brought, had caused great excitement in the mind of Cecilia Bardon.
pay
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From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
persuade
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From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
prayers
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From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
rather
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From this reading The visit of the sisters Aumerle, or rather the message which they had brought, had caused great excitement in the mind of Cecilia Bardon.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
sisters
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From this reading The visit of the sisters Aumerle, or rather the message which they had brought, had caused great excitement in the mind of Cecilia Bardon.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I; Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, flowers, and worms excel me still.”
taking
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From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I; Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, flowers, and worms excel me still.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VISIT TO THE HALL.
there
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From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The visit of the sisters Aumerle, or rather the message which they had brought, had caused great excitement in the mind of Cecilia Bardon.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
thrusting
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From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
times
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From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE VISIT TO THE HALL.
tulip
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From this reading “The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I; Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, flowers, and worms excel me still.”
uppermost
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From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
VISIT
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From this reading THE VISIT TO THE HALL.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
WATTS
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From this reading WATTS.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The visit of the sisters Aumerle, or rather the message which they had brought, had caused great excitement in the mind of Cecilia Bardon.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I; Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, flowers, and worms excel me still.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One thought was now uppermost there, thrusting itself forward at all times, interfering with domestic duties, taking her attention even from her prayers; that thought was—how should she persuade her father to pay a visit to Dashleigh Hall!
worms
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From this reading “The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I; Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, flowers, and worms excel me still.”
