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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 had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He met Miss Burdock and her sister on the platform in Euston Square, and received those ladies from the hands of their aunt.
appointed
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From this reading The young surgeon went home to Midlandshire with his fellow-excursionists, when the appointed Monday came round.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GEORGE AT HOME.
aunt
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From this reading He met Miss Burdock and her sister on the platform in Euston Square, and received those ladies from the hands of their aunt.
barrister
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From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
benighted
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From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
blush
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From this reading Sophronia did not blush now when her eyes met George Gilbert's frank stare.
Burdock
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From this reading He met Miss Burdock and her sister on the platform in Euston Square, and received those ladies from the hands of their aunt.
came
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From this reading The young surgeon went home to Midlandshire with his fellow-excursionists, when the appointed Monday came round.
danced
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From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
dark
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From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
daughters
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From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Sophronia did not blush now when her eyes met George Gilbert's frank stare.
endurable
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From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
Euston
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From this reading He met Miss Burdock and her sister on the platform in Euston Square, and received those ladies from the hands of their aunt.
eyes
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From this reading Sophronia did not blush now when her eyes met George Gilbert's frank stare.
fellow-excursionists
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From this reading The young surgeon went home to Midlandshire with his fellow-excursionists, when the appointed Monday came round.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
frank
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From this reading Sophronia did not blush now when her eyes met George Gilbert's frank stare.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He met Miss Burdock and her sister on the platform in Euston Square, and received those ladies from the hands of their aunt.
GEORGE
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From this reading GEORGE AT HOME.
Gilbert's
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From this reading Sophronia did not blush now when her eyes met George Gilbert's frank stare.
given
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From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne
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From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
hands
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From this reading He met Miss Burdock and her sister on the platform in Euston Square, and received those ladies from the hands of their aunt.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He met Miss Burdock and her sister on the platform in Euston Square, and received those ladies from the hands of their aunt.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He met Miss Burdock and her sister on the platform in Euston Square, and received those ladies from the hands of their aunt.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young surgeon went home to Midlandshire with his fellow-excursionists, when the appointed Monday came round.
HOME
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From this reading GEORGE AT HOME.
honour
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From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
hunting
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From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He met Miss Burdock and her sister on the platform in Euston Square, and received those ladies from the hands of their aunt.
ladies
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From this reading He met Miss Burdock and her sister on the platform in Euston Square, and received those ladies from the hands of their aunt.
little
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From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
maltster's
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From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
met
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From this reading He met Miss Burdock and her sister on the platform in Euston Square, and received those ladies from the hands of their aunt.
Midlandshire
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From this reading The young surgeon went home to Midlandshire with his fellow-excursionists, when the appointed Monday came round.
Miss
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From this reading He met Miss Burdock and her sister on the platform in Euston Square, and received those ladies from the hands of their aunt.
Monday
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From this reading The young surgeon went home to Midlandshire with his fellow-excursionists, when the appointed Monday came round.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sophronia did not blush now when her eyes met George Gilbert's frank stare.
now
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From this reading Sophronia did not blush now when her eyes met George Gilbert's frank stare.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He met Miss Burdock and her sister on the platform in Euston Square, and received those ladies from the hands of their aunt.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He met Miss Burdock and her sister on the platform in Euston Square, and received those ladies from the hands of their aunt.
only
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From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
place
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From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
platform
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From this reading He met Miss Burdock and her sister on the platform in Euston Square, and received those ladies from the hands of their aunt.
quadrille-party
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From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
received
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From this reading He met Miss Burdock and her sister on the platform in Euston Square, and received those ladies from the hands of their aunt.
round
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From this reading The young surgeon went home to Midlandshire with his fellow-excursionists, when the appointed Monday came round.
season
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From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
sister
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From this reading He met Miss Burdock and her sister on the platform in Euston Square, and received those ladies from the hands of their aunt.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
Sophronia
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From this reading Sophronia did not blush now when her eyes met George Gilbert's frank stare.
spoke
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From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
Square
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From this reading He met Miss Burdock and her sister on the platform in Euston Square, and received those ladies from the hands of their aunt.
stare
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From this reading Sophronia did not blush now when her eyes met George Gilbert's frank stare.
stylish
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From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
surgeon
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From this reading The young surgeon went home to Midlandshire with his fellow-excursionists, when the appointed Monday came round.
tall
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From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young surgeon went home to Midlandshire with his fellow-excursionists, when the appointed Monday came round.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He met Miss Burdock and her sister on the platform in Euston Square, and received those ladies from the hands of their aunt.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He met Miss Burdock and her sister on the platform in Euston Square, and received those ladies from the hands of their aunt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young surgeon went home to Midlandshire with his fellow-excursionists, when the appointed Monday came round.
twice
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From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
week
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From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
went
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From this reading The young surgeon went home to Midlandshire with his fellow-excursionists, when the appointed Monday came round.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The young surgeon went home to Midlandshire with his fellow-excursionists, when the appointed Monday came round.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had danced twice with a young barrister at the little quadrille-party which her aunt had given in honour of the maltster's daughters; a young barrister who was tall and dark and stylish, and who spoke of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne as a benighted place, which was only endurable for a week or so in the hunting season.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The young surgeon went home to Midlandshire with his fellow-excursionists, when the appointed Monday came round.
young
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From this reading The young surgeon went home to Midlandshire with his fellow-excursionists, when the appointed Monday came round.
