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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 Rose had a vision of bridesmaids’ gowns and of belted earls at the wedding.
Adelaide
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From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
afar
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From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
always
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From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ The news of Bertie’s proposal spread like fire in the family.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rose had a vision of bridesmaids’ gowns and of belted earls at the wedding.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading O’ Thursday let it be: o’ Thursday, tell her, She shall be married to this noble earl.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
belted
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From this reading Rose had a vision of bridesmaids’ gowns and of belted earls at the wedding.
Bertie's
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ The news of Bertie’s proposal spread like fire in the family.
bridesmaids
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From this reading Rose had a vision of bridesmaids’ gowns and of belted earls at the wedding.
chaff
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From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
cousin's
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From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
deal
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From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
directness
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From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
earl
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From this reading O’ Thursday let it be: o’ Thursday, tell her, She shall be married to this noble earl.
earls
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From this reading Rose had a vision of bridesmaids’ gowns and of belted earls at the wedding.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
exclaimed
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From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
expense
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From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
family
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ The news of Bertie’s proposal spread like fire in the family.
fire
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ The news of Bertie’s proposal spread like fire in the family.
flattened
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From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
gowns
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From this reading Rose had a vision of bridesmaids’ gowns and of belted earls at the wedding.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rose had a vision of bridesmaids’ gowns and of belted earls at the wedding.
handle
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From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading O’ Thursday let it be: o’ Thursday, tell her, She shall be married to this noble earl.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ The news of Bertie’s proposal spread like fire in the family.
indulged
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From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading O’ Thursday let it be: o’ Thursday, tell her, She shall be married to this noble earl.
Juliet
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ The news of Bertie’s proposal spread like fire in the family.
knew
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From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading O’ Thursday let it be: o’ Thursday, tell her, She shall be married to this noble earl.
like
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ The news of Bertie’s proposal spread like fire in the family.
Lionel
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From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
married
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From this reading O’ Thursday let it be: o’ Thursday, tell her, She shall be married to this noble earl.
news
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ The news of Bertie’s proposal spread like fire in the family.
noble
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From this reading O’ Thursday let it be: o’ Thursday, tell her, She shall be married to this noble earl.
Norwood
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From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
nose
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From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
O
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From this reading O’ Thursday let it be: o’ Thursday, tell her, She shall be married to this noble earl.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ The news of Bertie’s proposal spread like fire in the family.
parasol
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From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
people
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From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
proposal
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ The news of Bertie’s proposal spread like fire in the family.
reached
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From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
receive
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From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
Romeo
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ The news of Bertie’s proposal spread like fire in the family.
Rose
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From this reading Rose had a vision of bridesmaids’ gowns and of belted earls at the wedding.
scented
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From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading O’ Thursday let it be: o’ Thursday, tell her, She shall be married to this noble earl.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading O’ Thursday let it be: o’ Thursday, tell her, She shall be married to this noble earl.
Sidney
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From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
sotto
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From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
spread
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From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ The news of Bertie’s proposal spread like fire in the family.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading O’ Thursday let it be: o’ Thursday, tell her, She shall be married to this noble earl.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet._ The news of Bertie’s proposal spread like fire in the family.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading O’ Thursday let it be: o’ Thursday, tell her, She shall be married to this noble earl.
Thursday
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From this reading O’ Thursday let it be: o’ Thursday, tell her, She shall be married to this noble earl.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O’ Thursday let it be: o’ Thursday, tell her, She shall be married to this noble earl.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
usual
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From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
vision
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From this reading Rose had a vision of bridesmaids’ gowns and of belted earls at the wedding.
voce
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From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
wedding
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From this reading Rose had a vision of bridesmaids’ gowns and of belted earls at the wedding.
wedding-cake
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From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Lionel and Sidney, who always knew everything without being told, scented wedding-cake from afar, and indulged in a great deal of chaff _sotto voce_ at their cousin’s expense.
wonder
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From this reading Adelaide was so excited when the news reached her, that she flattened her nose with the handle of her parasol, and exclaimed with her usual directness: “I wonder if the Norwood people will receive her.”
