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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 She waited anxiously for the return of Bianca, a young damsel that attended her, whom she had sent to learn what was become of Isabella.
accompanied
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From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
affected
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From this reading The shocking fate of her brother had deeply affected her.
alarm
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From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
anxiously
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From this reading She waited anxiously for the return of Bianca, a young damsel that attended her, whom she had sent to learn what was become of Isabella.
any
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From this reading Matilda, who, by Hippolita’s order, had retired to her apartment, was ill-disposed to take any rest.
apartment
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From this reading Matilda, who, by Hippolita’s order, had retired to her apartment, was ill-disposed to take any rest.
appeared
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From this reading Bianca soon appeared, and informed her mistress of what she had gathered from the servants, that Isabella was nowhere to be found.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
attended
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From this reading She waited anxiously for the return of Bianca, a young damsel that attended her, whom she had sent to learn what was become of Isabella.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Bianca soon appeared, and informed her mistress of what she had gathered from the servants, that Isabella was nowhere to be found.
become
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From this reading She waited anxiously for the return of Bianca, a young damsel that attended her, whom she had sent to learn what was become of Isabella.
behaviour
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From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
Bianca
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From this reading She waited anxiously for the return of Bianca, a young damsel that attended her, whom she had sent to learn what was become of Isabella.
brother
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From this reading The shocking fate of her brother had deeply affected her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Matilda, who, by Hippolita’s order, had retired to her apartment, was ill-disposed to take any rest.
damsel
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From this reading She waited anxiously for the return of Bianca, a young damsel that attended her, whom she had sent to learn what was become of Isabella.
deeply
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From this reading The shocking fate of her brother had deeply affected her.
fallen
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From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
fate
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From this reading The shocking fate of her brother had deeply affected her.
father
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From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
filled
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From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She waited anxiously for the return of Bianca, a young damsel that attended her, whom she had sent to learn what was become of Isabella.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bianca soon appeared, and informed her mistress of what she had gathered from the servants, that Isabella was nowhere to be found.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
furious
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From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
gathered
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From this reading Bianca soon appeared, and informed her mistress of what she had gathered from the servants, that Isabella was nowhere to be found.
gentle
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From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Matilda, who, by Hippolita’s order, had retired to her apartment, was ill-disposed to take any rest.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Matilda, who, by Hippolita’s order, had retired to her apartment, was ill-disposed to take any rest.
Hippolita's
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From this reading Matilda, who, by Hippolita’s order, had retired to her apartment, was ill-disposed to take any rest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
ill-disposed
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From this reading Matilda, who, by Hippolita’s order, had retired to her apartment, was ill-disposed to take any rest.
informed
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From this reading Bianca soon appeared, and informed her mistress of what she had gathered from the servants, that Isabella was nowhere to be found.
Isabella
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From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
learn
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From this reading She waited anxiously for the return of Bianca, a young damsel that attended her, whom she had sent to learn what was become of Isabella.
Matilda
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From this reading Matilda, who, by Hippolita’s order, had retired to her apartment, was ill-disposed to take any rest.
menace
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From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
mistress
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From this reading Bianca soon appeared, and informed her mistress of what she had gathered from the servants, that Isabella was nowhere to be found.
most
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From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
nowhere
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From this reading Bianca soon appeared, and informed her mistress of what she had gathered from the servants, that Isabella was nowhere to be found.
obscure
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From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shocking fate of her brother had deeply affected her.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matilda, who, by Hippolita’s order, had retired to her apartment, was ill-disposed to take any rest.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matilda, who, by Hippolita’s order, had retired to her apartment, was ill-disposed to take any rest.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Matilda, who, by Hippolita’s order, had retired to her apartment, was ill-disposed to take any rest.
return
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From this reading She waited anxiously for the return of Bianca, a young damsel that attended her, whom she had sent to learn what was become of Isabella.
seeing
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From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
sent
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From this reading She waited anxiously for the return of Bianca, a young damsel that attended her, whom she had sent to learn what was become of Isabella.
servants
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From this reading Bianca soon appeared, and informed her mistress of what she had gathered from the servants, that Isabella was nowhere to be found.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
shocking
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From this reading The shocking fate of her brother had deeply affected her.
soon
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From this reading Bianca soon appeared, and informed her mistress of what she had gathered from the servants, that Isabella was nowhere to be found.
strange
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From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matilda, who, by Hippolita’s order, had retired to her apartment, was ill-disposed to take any rest.
terror
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From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She waited anxiously for the return of Bianca, a young damsel that attended her, whom she had sent to learn what was become of Isabella.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shocking fate of her brother had deeply affected her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Matilda, who, by Hippolita’s order, had retired to her apartment, was ill-disposed to take any rest.
waited
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From this reading She waited anxiously for the return of Bianca, a young damsel that attended her, whom she had sent to learn what was become of Isabella.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Matilda, who, by Hippolita’s order, had retired to her apartment, was ill-disposed to take any rest.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She waited anxiously for the return of Bianca, a young damsel that attended her, whom she had sent to learn what was become of Isabella.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Matilda, who, by Hippolita’s order, had retired to her apartment, was ill-disposed to take any rest.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She waited anxiously for the return of Bianca, a young damsel that attended her, whom she had sent to learn what was become of Isabella.
wife
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From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
words
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From this reading She was surprised at not seeing Isabella; but the strange words which had fallen from her father, and his obscure menace to the princess, his wife, accompanied by the most furious behaviour, had filled her gentle mind with terror and alarm.
young
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From this reading She waited anxiously for the return of Bianca, a young damsel that attended her, whom she had sent to learn what was become of Isabella.
