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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 The straw-ride was unanimously declared to be a great success.
afternoon
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From this reading Her young man for the afternoon, that is; she had no special young man.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Miss Morse brought her volume of Mérimée along and read it to her young man in the woods.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Morse brought her volume of Mérimée along and read it to her young man in the woods.
arrived
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From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
Baltimore
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From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The straw-ride was unanimously declared to be a great success.
beautiful
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From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
Breeze
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From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
brought
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From this reading Miss Morse brought her volume of Mérimée along and read it to her young man in the woods.
chaperone
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From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
declared
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From this reading The straw-ride was unanimously declared to be a great success.
Eddy
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From this reading Ned Eddy was with her.
elated
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From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her young man for the afternoon, that is; she had no special young man.
go
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From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
great
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From this reading The straw-ride was unanimously declared to be a great success.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her young man for the afternoon, that is; she had no special young man.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Morse brought her volume of Mérimée along and read it to her young man in the woods.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Morse brought her volume of Mérimée along and read it to her young man in the woods.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her young man for the afternoon, that is; she had no special young man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Miss Morse brought her volume of Mérimée along and read it to her young man in the woods.
man
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From this reading Miss Morse brought her volume of Mérimée along and read it to her young man in the woods.
Miles
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From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Morse brought her volume of Mérimée along and read it to her young man in the woods.
Morse
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From this reading Miss Morse brought her volume of Mérimée along and read it to her young man in the woods.
Mrs
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From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
much
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From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
Mérimée
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From this reading Miss Morse brought her volume of Mérimée along and read it to her young man in the woods.
Ned
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From this reading Ned Eddy was with her.
nick
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From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Her young man for the afternoon, that is; she had no special young man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Morse brought her volume of Mérimée along and read it to her young man in the woods.
personage
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From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
read
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From this reading Miss Morse brought her volume of Mérimée along and read it to her young man in the woods.
real
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From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
see
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From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her young man for the afternoon, that is; she had no special young man.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
social
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From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
special
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From this reading Her young man for the afternoon, that is; she had no special young man.
straw-ride
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From this reading The straw-ride was unanimously declared to be a great success.
success
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From this reading The straw-ride was unanimously declared to be a great success.
suddenly
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From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her young man for the afternoon, that is; she had no special young man.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The straw-ride was unanimously declared to be a great success.
time
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From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The straw-ride was unanimously declared to be a great success.
unanimously
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From this reading The straw-ride was unanimously declared to be a great success.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
Vane
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From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
volume
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From this reading Miss Morse brought her volume of Mérimée along and read it to her young man in the woods.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The straw-ride was unanimously declared to be a great success.
wing
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From this reading The chaperone was the beautiful Mrs. Miles Breeze, of Baltimore; she arrived suddenly, in the nick of time to go; and Vane could see that Miss Morse was much elated at being under the wing of so real a social personage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ned Eddy was with her.
woods
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From this reading Miss Morse brought her volume of Mérimée along and read it to her young man in the woods.
young
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From this reading Miss Morse brought her volume of Mérimée along and read it to her young man in the woods.
