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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 LADY HESTER ONSLOW had passed a day of martyrdom.
acquaintance
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From this reading Her servants, habitually disciplined to perfection, had admitted every bore of her acquaintance, while, to the few she really wished to see, admittance had been denied.
admittance
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From this reading Her servants, habitually disciplined to perfection, had admitted every bore of her acquaintance, while, to the few she really wished to see, admittance had been denied.
admitted
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From this reading Her servants, habitually disciplined to perfection, had admitted every bore of her acquaintance, while, to the few she really wished to see, admittance had been denied.
age
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From this reading The rumor of an approaching departure had got wind through the servants, and the hall and the courtyard were crowded with creditors, duns, and begging impostors of every age and class and country.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The rumor of an approaching departure had got wind through the servants, and the hall and the courtyard were crowded with creditors, duns, and begging impostors of every age and class and country.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rumor of an approaching departure had got wind through the servants, and the hall and the courtyard were crowded with creditors, duns, and begging impostors of every age and class and country.
annoyances
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From this reading There was scarcely a single contrariety in the long catalogue of annoyances which had not fallen to her share.
approaching
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From this reading The rumor of an approaching departure had got wind through the servants, and the hall and the courtyard were crowded with creditors, duns, and begging impostors of every age and class and country.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed as if every one with a petition or a bill, an unsatisfied complaint or an unsettled balance, had given each other a general rendezvous that morning at the Mazzarini Palace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It seemed as if every one with a petition or a bill, an unsatisfied complaint or an unsettled balance, had given each other a general rendezvous that morning at the Mazzarini Palace.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It seemed as if every one with a petition or a bill, an unsatisfied complaint or an unsettled balance, had given each other a general rendezvous that morning at the Mazzarini Palace.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her servants, habitually disciplined to perfection, had admitted every bore of her acquaintance, while, to the few she really wished to see, admittance had been denied.
begging
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From this reading The rumor of an approaching departure had got wind through the servants, and the hall and the courtyard were crowded with creditors, duns, and begging impostors of every age and class and country.
bill
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From this reading It seemed as if every one with a petition or a bill, an unsatisfied complaint or an unsettled balance, had given each other a general rendezvous that morning at the Mazzarini Palace.
bore
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From this reading Her servants, habitually disciplined to perfection, had admitted every bore of her acquaintance, while, to the few she really wished to see, admittance had been denied.
catalogue
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From this reading There was scarcely a single contrariety in the long catalogue of annoyances which had not fallen to her share.
class
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From this reading The rumor of an approaching departure had got wind through the servants, and the hall and the courtyard were crowded with creditors, duns, and begging impostors of every age and class and country.
complaint
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contrariety
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From this reading There was scarcely a single contrariety in the long catalogue of annoyances which had not fallen to her share.
country
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From this reading The rumor of an approaching departure had got wind through the servants, and the hall and the courtyard were crowded with creditors, duns, and begging impostors of every age and class and country.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading The rumor of an approaching departure had got wind through the servants, and the hall and the courtyard were crowded with creditors, duns, and begging impostors of every age and class and country.
creditors
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From this reading The rumor of an approaching departure had got wind through the servants, and the hall and the courtyard were crowded with creditors, duns, and begging impostors of every age and class and country.
crowded
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From this reading The rumor of an approaching departure had got wind through the servants, and the hall and the courtyard were crowded with creditors, duns, and begging impostors of every age and class and country.
day
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From this reading LADY HESTER ONSLOW had passed a day of martyrdom.
denied
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From this reading Her servants, habitually disciplined to perfection, had admitted every bore of her acquaintance, while, to the few she really wished to see, admittance had been denied.
departure
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From this reading The rumor of an approaching departure had got wind through the servants, and the hall and the courtyard were crowded with creditors, duns, and begging impostors of every age and class and country.
disciplined
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From this reading Her servants, habitually disciplined to perfection, had admitted every bore of her acquaintance, while, to the few she really wished to see, admittance had been denied.
duns
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From this reading The rumor of an approaching departure had got wind through the servants, and the hall and the courtyard were crowded with creditors, duns, and begging impostors of every age and class and country.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It seemed as if every one with a petition or a bill, an unsatisfied complaint or an unsettled balance, had given each other a general rendezvous that morning at the Mazzarini Palace.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Her servants, habitually disciplined to perfection, had admitted every bore of her acquaintance, while, to the few she really wished to see, admittance had been denied.
fallen
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From this reading There was scarcely a single contrariety in the long catalogue of annoyances which had not fallen to her share.
few
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From this reading Her servants, habitually disciplined to perfection, had admitted every bore of her acquaintance, while, to the few she really wished to see, admittance had been denied.
general
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From this reading It seemed as if every one with a petition or a bill, an unsatisfied complaint or an unsettled balance, had given each other a general rendezvous that morning at the Mazzarini Palace.
given
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From this reading It seemed as if every one with a petition or a bill, an unsatisfied complaint or an unsettled balance, had given each other a general rendezvous that morning at the Mazzarini Palace.
got
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From this reading The rumor of an approaching departure had got wind through the servants, and the hall and the courtyard were crowded with creditors, duns, and begging impostors of every age and class and country.
habitually
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From this reading Her servants, habitually disciplined to perfection, had admitted every bore of her acquaintance, while, to the few she really wished to see, admittance had been denied.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LADY HESTER ONSLOW had passed a day of martyrdom.
hall
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From this reading The rumor of an approaching departure had got wind through the servants, and the hall and the courtyard were crowded with creditors, duns, and begging impostors of every age and class and country.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was scarcely a single contrariety in the long catalogue of annoyances which had not fallen to her share.
HESTER
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From this reading LADY HESTER ONSLOW had passed a day of martyrdom.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed as if every one with a petition or a bill, an unsatisfied complaint or an unsettled balance, had given each other a general rendezvous that morning at the Mazzarini Palace.
impostors
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From this reading The rumor of an approaching departure had got wind through the servants, and the hall and the courtyard were crowded with creditors, duns, and begging impostors of every age and class and country.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was scarcely a single contrariety in the long catalogue of annoyances which had not fallen to her share.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed as if every one with a petition or a bill, an unsatisfied complaint or an unsettled balance, had given each other a general rendezvous that morning at the Mazzarini Palace.
LADY
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From this reading LADY HESTER ONSLOW had passed a day of martyrdom.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was scarcely a single contrariety in the long catalogue of annoyances which had not fallen to her share.
martyrdom
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From this reading LADY HESTER ONSLOW had passed a day of martyrdom.
Mazzarini
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From this reading It seemed as if every one with a petition or a bill, an unsatisfied complaint or an unsettled balance, had given each other a general rendezvous that morning at the Mazzarini Palace.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed as if every one with a petition or a bill, an unsatisfied complaint or an unsettled balance, had given each other a general rendezvous that morning at the Mazzarini Palace.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was scarcely a single contrariety in the long catalogue of annoyances which had not fallen to her share.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LADY HESTER ONSLOW had passed a day of martyrdom.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It seemed as if every one with a petition or a bill, an unsatisfied complaint or an unsettled balance, had given each other a general rendezvous that morning at the Mazzarini Palace.
ONSLOW
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From this reading LADY HESTER ONSLOW had passed a day of martyrdom.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It seemed as if every one with a petition or a bill, an unsatisfied complaint or an unsettled balance, had given each other a general rendezvous that morning at the Mazzarini Palace.
other
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From this reading It seemed as if every one with a petition or a bill, an unsatisfied complaint or an unsettled balance, had given each other a general rendezvous that morning at the Mazzarini Palace.
Palace
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From this reading It seemed as if every one with a petition or a bill, an unsatisfied complaint or an unsettled balance, had given each other a general rendezvous that morning at the Mazzarini Palace.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LADY HESTER ONSLOW had passed a day of martyrdom.
perfection
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From this reading Her servants, habitually disciplined to perfection, had admitted every bore of her acquaintance, while, to the few she really wished to see, admittance had been denied.
petition
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From this reading It seemed as if every one with a petition or a bill, an unsatisfied complaint or an unsettled balance, had given each other a general rendezvous that morning at the Mazzarini Palace.
really
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From this reading Her servants, habitually disciplined to perfection, had admitted every bore of her acquaintance, while, to the few she really wished to see, admittance had been denied.
rendezvous
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From this reading It seemed as if every one with a petition or a bill, an unsatisfied complaint or an unsettled balance, had given each other a general rendezvous that morning at the Mazzarini Palace.
rumor
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From this reading The rumor of an approaching departure had got wind through the servants, and the hall and the courtyard were crowded with creditors, duns, and begging impostors of every age and class and country.
scarcely
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From this reading There was scarcely a single contrariety in the long catalogue of annoyances which had not fallen to her share.
see
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From this reading Her servants, habitually disciplined to perfection, had admitted every bore of her acquaintance, while, to the few she really wished to see, admittance had been denied.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed as if every one with a petition or a bill, an unsatisfied complaint or an unsettled balance, had given each other a general rendezvous that morning at the Mazzarini Palace.
servants
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From this reading Her servants, habitually disciplined to perfection, had admitted every bore of her acquaintance, while, to the few she really wished to see, admittance had been denied.
share
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From this reading There was scarcely a single contrariety in the long catalogue of annoyances which had not fallen to her share.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her servants, habitually disciplined to perfection, had admitted every bore of her acquaintance, while, to the few she really wished to see, admittance had been denied.
single
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From this reading There was scarcely a single contrariety in the long catalogue of annoyances which had not fallen to her share.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed as if every one with a petition or a bill, an unsatisfied complaint or an unsettled balance, had given each other a general rendezvous that morning at the Mazzarini Palace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was scarcely a single contrariety in the long catalogue of annoyances which had not fallen to her share.
There
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From this reading There was scarcely a single contrariety in the long catalogue of annoyances which had not fallen to her share.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rumor of an approaching departure had got wind through the servants, and the hall and the courtyard were crowded with creditors, duns, and begging impostors of every age and class and country.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was scarcely a single contrariety in the long catalogue of annoyances which had not fallen to her share.
unsatisfied
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From this reading It seemed as if every one with a petition or a bill, an unsatisfied complaint or an unsettled balance, had given each other a general rendezvous that morning at the Mazzarini Palace.
unsettled
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From this reading It seemed as if every one with a petition or a bill, an unsatisfied complaint or an unsettled balance, had given each other a general rendezvous that morning at the Mazzarini Palace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was scarcely a single contrariety in the long catalogue of annoyances which had not fallen to her share.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rumor of an approaching departure had got wind through the servants, and the hall and the courtyard were crowded with creditors, duns, and begging impostors of every age and class and country.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was scarcely a single contrariety in the long catalogue of annoyances which had not fallen to her share.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Her servants, habitually disciplined to perfection, had admitted every bore of her acquaintance, while, to the few she really wished to see, admittance had been denied.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rumor of an approaching departure had got wind through the servants, and the hall and the courtyard were crowded with creditors, duns, and begging impostors of every age and class and country.
wished
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From this reading Her servants, habitually disciplined to perfection, had admitted every bore of her acquaintance, while, to the few she really wished to see, admittance had been denied.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The rumor of an approaching departure had got wind through the servants, and the hall and the courtyard were crowded with creditors, duns, and begging impostors of every age and class and country.
