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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 QUITE IN A NEW CHARACTER.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day was lovely, and Ermengarde woke once more in the best of spirits.
appearance
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From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
audible
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From this reading Ermengarde had looked remarkably pretty, and many people had noticed the fact, and one or two of Mr. Wilton's gentlemen friends had congratulated him in quite audible tones on having such a charming and lovely little daughter.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Notwithstanding her unhappy day, she had enjoyed herself much the night before.
best
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From this reading The day was lovely, and Ermengarde woke once more in the best of spirits.
chain
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From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
CHARACTER
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From this reading QUITE IN A NEW CHARACTER.
charming
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congratulated
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From this reading Ermengarde had looked remarkably pretty, and many people had noticed the fact, and one or two of Mr. Wilton's gentlemen friends had congratulated him in quite audible tones on having such a charming and lovely little daughter.
cross
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From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
daughter
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day
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From this reading The day was lovely, and Ermengarde woke once more in the best of spirits.
dress
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From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
enjoyed
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From this reading Notwithstanding her unhappy day, she had enjoyed herself much the night before.
Ermengarde
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From this reading The day was lovely, and Ermengarde woke once more in the best of spirits.
fact
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finish
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From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
friends
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gentlemen
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given
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From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
gold
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From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Notwithstanding her unhappy day, she had enjoyed herself much the night before.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Ermengarde had looked remarkably pretty, and many people had noticed the fact, and one or two of Mr. Wilton's gentlemen friends had congratulated him in quite audible tones on having such a charming and lovely little daughter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Notwithstanding her unhappy day, she had enjoyed herself much the night before.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Notwithstanding her unhappy day, she had enjoyed herself much the night before.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ermengarde had looked remarkably pretty, and many people had noticed the fact, and one or two of Mr. Wilton's gentlemen friends had congratulated him in quite audible tones on having such a charming and lovely little daughter.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading QUITE IN A NEW CHARACTER.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
just
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From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
Lilias's
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From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
little
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looked
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From this reading Ermengarde had looked remarkably pretty, and many people had noticed the fact, and one or two of Mr. Wilton's gentlemen friends had congratulated him in quite audible tones on having such a charming and lovely little daughter.
lovely
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From this reading The day was lovely, and Ermengarde woke once more in the best of spirits.
Maltese
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From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
many
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From this reading Ermengarde had looked remarkably pretty, and many people had noticed the fact, and one or two of Mr. Wilton's gentlemen friends had congratulated him in quite audible tones on having such a charming and lovely little daughter.
Marjorie's
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From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
more
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From this reading The day was lovely, and Ermengarde woke once more in the best of spirits.
Mr
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From this reading Ermengarde had looked remarkably pretty, and many people had noticed the fact, and one or two of Mr. Wilton's gentlemen friends had congratulated him in quite audible tones on having such a charming and lovely little daughter.
much
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From this reading Notwithstanding her unhappy day, she had enjoyed herself much the night before.
narrow
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From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
NEW
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From this reading QUITE IN A NEW CHARACTER.
night
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From this reading Notwithstanding her unhappy day, she had enjoyed herself much the night before.
noticed
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From this reading Ermengarde had looked remarkably pretty, and many people had noticed the fact, and one or two of Mr. Wilton's gentlemen friends had congratulated him in quite audible tones on having such a charming and lovely little daughter.
Notwithstanding
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From this reading Notwithstanding her unhappy day, she had enjoyed herself much the night before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day was lovely, and Ermengarde woke once more in the best of spirits.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ermengarde had looked remarkably pretty, and many people had noticed the fact, and one or two of Mr. Wilton's gentlemen friends had congratulated him in quite audible tones on having such a charming and lovely little daughter.
once
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From this reading The day was lovely, and Ermengarde woke once more in the best of spirits.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ermengarde had looked remarkably pretty, and many people had noticed the fact, and one or two of Mr. Wilton's gentlemen friends had congratulated him in quite audible tones on having such a charming and lovely little daughter.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Ermengarde had looked remarkably pretty, and many people had noticed the fact, and one or two of Mr. Wilton's gentlemen friends had congratulated him in quite audible tones on having such a charming and lovely little daughter.
people
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From this reading Ermengarde had looked remarkably pretty, and many people had noticed the fact, and one or two of Mr. Wilton's gentlemen friends had congratulated him in quite audible tones on having such a charming and lovely little daughter.
pretty
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From this reading Ermengarde had looked remarkably pretty, and many people had noticed the fact, and one or two of Mr. Wilton's gentlemen friends had congratulated him in quite audible tones on having such a charming and lovely little daughter.
QUITE
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From this reading QUITE IN A NEW CHARACTER.
remarkably
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From this reading Ermengarde had looked remarkably pretty, and many people had noticed the fact, and one or two of Mr. Wilton's gentlemen friends had congratulated him in quite audible tones on having such a charming and lovely little daughter.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Notwithstanding her unhappy day, she had enjoyed herself much the night before.
simple
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From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
spirits
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From this reading The day was lovely, and Ermengarde woke once more in the best of spirits.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Ermengarde had looked remarkably pretty, and many people had noticed the fact, and one or two of Mr. Wilton's gentlemen friends had congratulated him in quite audible tones on having such a charming and lovely little daughter.
suited
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From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day was lovely, and Ermengarde woke once more in the best of spirits.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
tones
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From this reading Ermengarde had looked remarkably pretty, and many people had noticed the fact, and one or two of Mr. Wilton's gentlemen friends had congratulated him in quite audible tones on having such a charming and lovely little daughter.
two
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From this reading Ermengarde had looked remarkably pretty, and many people had noticed the fact, and one or two of Mr. Wilton's gentlemen friends had congratulated him in quite audible tones on having such a charming and lovely little daughter.
unhappy
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From this reading Notwithstanding her unhappy day, she had enjoyed herself much the night before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day was lovely, and Ermengarde woke once more in the best of spirits.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
white
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From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
Wilton's
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From this reading Ermengarde had looked remarkably pretty, and many people had noticed the fact, and one or two of Mr. Wilton's gentlemen friends had congratulated him in quite audible tones on having such a charming and lovely little daughter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
woke
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From this reading The day was lovely, and Ermengarde woke once more in the best of spirits.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
youth
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From this reading She had worn Lilias's simple white dress, and Marjorie's Maltese cross with its narrow gold chain had given to her appearance just that finish which best suited her youth.
