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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 “I suppose that after a girl has refused an English lord she may do anything,” her aunt rejoined.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I suppose that after a girl has refused an English lord she may do anything,” her aunt rejoined.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I suppose that after a girl has refused an English lord she may do anything,” her aunt rejoined.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “I suppose that after a girl has refused an English lord she may do anything,” her aunt rejoined.
arranged
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From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I don’t care where she takes us to stay, so long as there’s local colour,” said Isabel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
aunt
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From this reading “I suppose that after a girl has refused an English lord she may do anything,” her aunt rejoined.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
boarding-house
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From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
care
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From this reading “I don’t care where she takes us to stay, so long as there’s local colour,” said Isabel.
colour
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From this reading “I don’t care where she takes us to stay, so long as there’s local colour,” said Isabel.
correspondent
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From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I suppose that after a girl has refused an English lord she may do anything,” her aunt rejoined.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t care where she takes us to stay, so long as there’s local colour,” said Isabel.
English
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From this reading “I suppose that after a girl has refused an English lord she may do anything,” her aunt rejoined.
enquired
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From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
escort
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From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
favour
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From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
favourite
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From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “That’s what we’re going to London for.”
girl
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From this reading “I suppose that after a girl has refused an English lord she may do anything,” her aunt rejoined.
going
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From this reading “That’s what we’re going to London for.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I suppose that after a girl has refused an English lord she may do anything,” her aunt rejoined.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t care where she takes us to stay, so long as there’s local colour,” said Isabel.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
Interviewer
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From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
Isabel
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From this reading “I don’t care where she takes us to stay, so long as there’s local colour,” said Isabel.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
just
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From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
ladies
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From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
local
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From this reading “I don’t care where she takes us to stay, so long as there’s local colour,” said Isabel.
London
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From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t care where she takes us to stay, so long as there’s local colour,” said Isabel.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
lord
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From this reading “I suppose that after a girl has refused an English lord she may do anything,” her aunt rejoined.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I suppose that after a girl has refused an English lord she may do anything,” her aunt rejoined.
Miss
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From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
Mrs
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From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
plan
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From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
proceed
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From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
Ralph's
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From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
refused
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From this reading “I suppose that after a girl has refused an English lord she may do anything,” her aunt rejoined.
rejoinednounUS /ˈrejoined/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose that after a girl has refused an English lord she may do anything,” her aunt rejoined.
said
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From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I don’t care where she takes us to stay, so long as there’s local colour,” said Isabel.
sort
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From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
Stackpole
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From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
stay
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From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
suggest
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From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose that after a girl has refused an English lord she may do anything,” her aunt rejoined.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
takes
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From this reading “I don’t care where she takes us to stay, so long as there’s local colour,” said Isabel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
That's
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From this reading “That’s what we’re going to London for.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
there's
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From this reading “I don’t care where she takes us to stay, so long as there’s local colour,” said Isabel.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
Touchett
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From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
two
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From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I don’t care where she takes us to stay, so long as there’s local colour,” said Isabel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
we're
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From this reading “That’s what we’re going to London for.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “That’s what we’re going to London for.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “I don’t care where she takes us to stay, so long as there’s local colour,” said Isabel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was just the sort of plan, she said, that Miss Stackpole would be sure to suggest, and she enquired if the correspondent of the _Interviewer_ was to take the party to stay at her favourite boarding-house.
young
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From this reading It had been arranged that the two young ladies should proceed to London under Ralph’s escort, though Mrs. Touchett looked with little favour on the plan.
