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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 At any exhibition of old ladies, held before a competent jury, Lady Fawn would have taken a prize on the score of good humour.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
addicted
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From this reading No mother of daughters was ever less addicted to scold and to be fretful.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Doan't Thou Marry for Munny" As that Saturday afternoon wore itself away, there was much excitement at Fawn Court.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
also
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From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
any
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From this reading At any exhibition of old ladies, held before a competent jury, Lady Fawn would have taken a prize on the score of good humour.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Doan't Thou Marry for Munny" As that Saturday afternoon wore itself away, there was much excitement at Fawn Court.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Doan't Thou Marry for Munny" As that Saturday afternoon wore itself away, there was much excitement at Fawn Court.
Augusta
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From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
away
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From this reading "Doan't Thou Marry for Munny" As that Saturday afternoon wore itself away, there was much excitement at Fawn Court.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No mother of daughters was ever less addicted to scold and to be fretful.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At any exhibition of old ladies, held before a competent jury, Lady Fawn would have taken a prize on the score of good humour.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But just now she was a little unhappy.
carriage
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From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
competent
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From this reading At any exhibition of old ladies, held before a competent jury, Lady Fawn would have taken a prize on the score of good humour.
Court
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From this reading "Doan't Thou Marry for Munny" As that Saturday afternoon wore itself away, there was much excitement at Fawn Court.
daughters
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From this reading No mother of daughters was ever less addicted to scold and to be fretful.
Doan't
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From this reading "Doan't Thou Marry for Munny" As that Saturday afternoon wore itself away, there was much excitement at Fawn Court.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No mother of daughters was ever less addicted to scold and to be fretful.
excitement
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From this reading "Doan't Thou Marry for Munny" As that Saturday afternoon wore itself away, there was much excitement at Fawn Court.
exhibition
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From this reading At any exhibition of old ladies, held before a competent jury, Lady Fawn would have taken a prize on the score of good humour.
Fawn
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From this reading "Doan't Thou Marry for Munny" As that Saturday afternoon wore itself away, there was much excitement at Fawn Court.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Doan't Thou Marry for Munny" As that Saturday afternoon wore itself away, there was much excitement at Fawn Court.
Frank
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From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
fretful
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From this reading No mother of daughters was ever less addicted to scold and to be fretful.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At any exhibition of old ladies, held before a competent jury, Lady Fawn would have taken a prize on the score of good humour.
Greystock
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From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
grounds
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From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At any exhibition of old ladies, held before a competent jury, Lady Fawn would have taken a prize on the score of good humour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
heard
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From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
held
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From this reading At any exhibition of old ladies, held before a competent jury, Lady Fawn would have taken a prize on the score of good humour.
humour
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From this reading At any exhibition of old ladies, held before a competent jury, Lady Fawn would have taken a prize on the score of good humour.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Doan't Thou Marry for Munny" As that Saturday afternoon wore itself away, there was much excitement at Fawn Court.
jury
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From this reading At any exhibition of old ladies, held before a competent jury, Lady Fawn would have taken a prize on the score of good humour.
just
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From this reading But just now she was a little unhappy.
ladies
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From this reading At any exhibition of old ladies, held before a competent jury, Lady Fawn would have taken a prize on the score of good humour.
Lady
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From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
less
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From this reading No mother of daughters was ever less addicted to scold and to be fretful.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But just now she was a little unhappy.
Lucy
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From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
Marry
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From this reading "Doan't Thou Marry for Munny" As that Saturday afternoon wore itself away, there was much excitement at Fawn Court.
Morris
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From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
mother
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From this reading No mother of daughters was ever less addicted to scold and to be fretful.
much
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From this reading "Doan't Thou Marry for Munny" As that Saturday afternoon wore itself away, there was much excitement at Fawn Court.
Munny
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From this reading "Doan't Thou Marry for Munny" As that Saturday afternoon wore itself away, there was much excitement at Fawn Court.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No mother of daughters was ever less addicted to scold and to be fretful.
now
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From this reading But just now she was a little unhappy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At any exhibition of old ladies, held before a competent jury, Lady Fawn would have taken a prize on the score of good humour.
old
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From this reading At any exhibition of old ladies, held before a competent jury, Lady Fawn would have taken a prize on the score of good humour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At any exhibition of old ladies, held before a competent jury, Lady Fawn would have taken a prize on the score of good humour.
prize
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From this reading At any exhibition of old ladies, held before a competent jury, Lady Fawn would have taken a prize on the score of good humour.
rambling
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From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
Saturday
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From this reading "Doan't Thou Marry for Munny" As that Saturday afternoon wore itself away, there was much excitement at Fawn Court.
scold
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From this reading No mother of daughters was ever less addicted to scold and to be fretful.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At any exhibition of old ladies, held before a competent jury, Lady Fawn would have taken a prize on the score of good humour.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
taken
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From this reading At any exhibition of old ladies, held before a competent jury, Lady Fawn would have taken a prize on the score of good humour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Doan't Thou Marry for Munny" As that Saturday afternoon wore itself away, there was much excitement at Fawn Court.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
there
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From this reading "Doan't Thou Marry for Munny" As that Saturday afternoon wore itself away, there was much excitement at Fawn Court.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Doan't Thou Marry for Munny" As that Saturday afternoon wore itself away, there was much excitement at Fawn Court.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No mother of daughters was ever less addicted to scold and to be fretful.
unhappy
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From this reading But just now she was a little unhappy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Doan't Thou Marry for Munny" As that Saturday afternoon wore itself away, there was much excitement at Fawn Court.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Lady Fawn returned with the carriage, she heard that Frank Greystock had been at Fawn Court; and she heard also, from Augusta, that he had been rambling about the grounds alone with Lucy Morris.
wore
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From this reading "Doan't Thou Marry for Munny" As that Saturday afternoon wore itself away, there was much excitement at Fawn Court.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At any exhibition of old ladies, held before a competent jury, Lady Fawn would have taken a prize on the score of good humour.
