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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 Marjorie had always loved Mary as a sister, loved her and reverenced her deeply.
affectionate
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From this reading The greeting between the two girls was warmly affectionate.
always
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From this reading Marjorie had always loved Mary as a sister, loved her and reverenced her deeply.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marjorie had always loved Mary as a sister, loved her and reverenced her deeply.
arrive
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From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
arrived
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From this reading THE COUSINS It was midnight when Mary Lys arrived at her aunt's house in Berkeley Square.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Marjorie had always loved Mary as a sister, loved her and reverenced her deeply.
aspects
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From this reading The pretty society girl was certainly of a butterfly nature, loving the bright and merry side of life, and unwilling to look upon its darker aspects.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE COUSINS It was midnight when Mary Lys arrived at her aunt's house in Berkeley Square.
aunt's
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From this reading THE COUSINS It was midnight when Mary Lys arrived at her aunt's house in Berkeley Square.
bed
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From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
Berkeley
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From this reading THE COUSINS It was midnight when Mary Lys arrived at her aunt's house in Berkeley Square.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The greeting between the two girls was warmly affectionate.
boudoir
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From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
bright
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From this reading The pretty society girl was certainly of a butterfly nature, loving the bright and merry side of life, and unwilling to look upon its darker aspects.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
butler
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From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
butterfly
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From this reading The pretty society girl was certainly of a butterfly nature, loving the bright and merry side of life, and unwilling to look upon its darker aspects.
certainly
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From this reading The pretty society girl was certainly of a butterfly nature, loving the bright and merry side of life, and unwilling to look upon its darker aspects.
cousin
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From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
COUSINS
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From this reading THE COUSINS It was midnight when Mary Lys arrived at her aunt's house in Berkeley Square.
darker
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From this reading The pretty society girl was certainly of a butterfly nature, loving the bright and merry side of life, and unwilling to look upon its darker aspects.
deeply
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From this reading Marjorie had always loved Mary as a sister, loved her and reverenced her deeply.
girl
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From this reading The pretty society girl was certainly of a butterfly nature, loving the bright and merry side of life, and unwilling to look upon its darker aspects.
girls
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From this reading The greeting between the two girls was warmly affectionate.
gone
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From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
greeting
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From this reading The greeting between the two girls was warmly affectionate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
happened
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From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE COUSINS It was midnight when Mary Lys arrived at her aunt's house in Berkeley Square.
hopes
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From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
house
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From this reading THE COUSINS It was midnight when Mary Lys arrived at her aunt's house in Berkeley Square.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE COUSINS It was midnight when Mary Lys arrived at her aunt's house in Berkeley Square.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE COUSINS It was midnight when Mary Lys arrived at her aunt's house in Berkeley Square.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The pretty society girl was certainly of a butterfly nature, loving the bright and merry side of life, and unwilling to look upon its darker aspects.
Kirwan
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From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pretty society girl was certainly of a butterfly nature, loving the bright and merry side of life, and unwilling to look upon its darker aspects.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pretty society girl was certainly of a butterfly nature, loving the bright and merry side of life, and unwilling to look upon its darker aspects.
loved
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From this reading Marjorie had always loved Mary as a sister, loved her and reverenced her deeply.
loving
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From this reading The pretty society girl was certainly of a butterfly nature, loving the bright and merry side of life, and unwilling to look upon its darker aspects.
Lys
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From this reading THE COUSINS It was midnight when Mary Lys arrived at her aunt's house in Berkeley Square.
Marjorie
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From this reading Marjorie had always loved Mary as a sister, loved her and reverenced her deeply.
Mary
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From this reading THE COUSINS It was midnight when Mary Lys arrived at her aunt's house in Berkeley Square.
merry
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From this reading The pretty society girl was certainly of a butterfly nature, loving the bright and merry side of life, and unwilling to look upon its darker aspects.
midnight
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From this reading THE COUSINS It was midnight when Mary Lys arrived at her aunt's house in Berkeley Square.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
Miss
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From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
nature
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From this reading The pretty society girl was certainly of a butterfly nature, loving the bright and merry side of life, and unwilling to look upon its darker aspects.
night
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From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pretty society girl was certainly of a butterfly nature, loving the bright and merry side of life, and unwilling to look upon its darker aspects.
pretty
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From this reading The pretty society girl was certainly of a butterfly nature, loving the bright and merry side of life, and unwilling to look upon its darker aspects.
reverenced
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From this reading Marjorie had always loved Mary as a sister, loved her and reverenced her deeply.
side
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From this reading The pretty society girl was certainly of a butterfly nature, loving the bright and merry side of life, and unwilling to look upon its darker aspects.
sister
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From this reading Marjorie had always loved Mary as a sister, loved her and reverenced her deeply.
sitting
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From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
society
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From this reading The pretty society girl was certainly of a butterfly nature, loving the bright and merry side of life, and unwilling to look upon its darker aspects.
Square
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From this reading THE COUSINS It was midnight when Mary Lys arrived at her aunt's house in Berkeley Square.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COUSINS It was midnight when Mary Lys arrived at her aunt's house in Berkeley Square.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
two
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From this reading The greeting between the two girls was warmly affectionate.
unwilling
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From this reading The pretty society girl was certainly of a butterfly nature, loving the bright and merry side of life, and unwilling to look upon its darker aspects.
up
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From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The pretty society girl was certainly of a butterfly nature, loving the bright and merry side of life, and unwilling to look upon its darker aspects.
warmly
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From this reading The greeting between the two girls was warmly affectionate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COUSINS It was midnight when Mary Lys arrived at her aunt's house in Berkeley Square.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE COUSINS It was midnight when Mary Lys arrived at her aunt's house in Berkeley Square.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Lady Kirwan had gone to bed; but it happened, so the butler told her, that Miss Kirwan was sitting up in her boudoir, in the hopes that her cousin might yet arrive that night.
