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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 hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
allow
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From this reading He sent his love, and would so willingly have seen her instantly,--only that the doctor would not allow it.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
Arabella
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From this reading When Arabella came down to dinner she received a message from the sick man.
assembled
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From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
Augustus
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From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
Bragton
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From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
came
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From this reading When Arabella came down to dinner she received a message from the sick man.
carried
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From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
certain
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From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
conversation
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From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
dinner
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From this reading When Arabella came down to dinner she received a message from the sick man.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sent his love, and would so willingly have seen her instantly,--only that the doctor would not allow it.
down
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From this reading When Arabella came down to dinner she received a message from the sick man.
drawing-room
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From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
evening
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From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
EVERYTHINGpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "I HAVE TOLD HIM EVERYTHING."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Arabella came down to dinner she received a message from the sick man.
hardly
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From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I HAVE TOLD HIM EVERYTHING."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sent his love, and would so willingly have seen her instantly,--only that the doctor would not allow it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
HIMpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I HAVE TOLD HIM EVERYTHING."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sent his love, and would so willingly have seen her instantly,--only that the doctor would not allow it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I HAVE TOLD HIM EVERYTHING."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
instantly
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From this reading He sent his love, and would so willingly have seen her instantly,--only that the doctor would not allow it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
ladies
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From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
Lady
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From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
love
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From this reading He sent his love, and would so willingly have seen her instantly,--only that the doctor would not allow it.
low
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From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
man
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From this reading When Arabella came down to dinner she received a message from the sick man.
message
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From this reading When Arabella came down to dinner she received a message from the sick man.
Miss
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From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
more
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From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He sent his love, and would so willingly have seen her instantly,--only that the doctor would not allow it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
only
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From this reading He sent his love, and would so willingly have seen her instantly,--only that the doctor would not allow it.
other
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From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
Park
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From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
probably
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From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
received
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From this reading When Arabella came down to dinner she received a message from the sick man.
sad
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From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
seen
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From this reading He sent his love, and would so willingly have seen her instantly,--only that the doctor would not allow it.
sent
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From this reading He sent his love, and would so willingly have seen her instantly,--only that the doctor would not allow it.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
sick
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From this reading When Arabella came down to dinner she received a message from the sick man.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
spoke
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From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
three
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From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
TOLDnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I HAVE TOLD HIM EVERYTHING."
tone
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From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
Trefoil
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From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
two
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From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
Ushant
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From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
very
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From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That evening was very long and very sad to the three ladies assembled in the drawing-room at Bragton Park, but it was probably more so to Lady Augustus than the other two.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Arabella came down to dinner she received a message from the sick man.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She hardly spoke to either of them; nor did they to her; while a certain amount of conversation in a low tone was carried on between Lady Ushant and Miss Trefoil.
willingly
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From this reading He sent his love, and would so willingly have seen her instantly,--only that the doctor would not allow it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He sent his love, and would so willingly have seen her instantly,--only that the doctor would not allow it.
