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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 There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They had, they felt, to exchange views about the new bride!
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
antagonistic
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From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
attraction
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From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
beauty
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From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
Betty
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From this reading Emily and Mary and Lady Betty Burns clustered together in the latter's room.
bride
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From this reading They had, they felt, to exchange views about the new bride!
Burns
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From this reading Emily and Mary and Lady Betty Burns clustered together in the latter's room.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
character
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From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
clustered
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From this reading Emily and Mary and Lady Betty Burns clustered together in the latter's room.
deal
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From this reading There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
dinner
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From this reading There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
don't
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From this reading "We think she is perfectly lovely, Betty," Emily said, "but we don't know her as yet.
dressing
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From this reading There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
Emily
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From this reading Emily and Mary and Lady Betty Burns clustered together in the latter's room.
exchange
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From this reading They had, they felt, to exchange views about the new bride!
favorable
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From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
felt
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From this reading They had, they felt, to exchange views about the new bride!
fiercely
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From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had, they felt, to exchange views about the new bride!
heart
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From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We think she is perfectly lovely, Betty," Emily said, "but we don't know her as yet.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We think she is perfectly lovely, Betty," Emily said, "but we don't know her as yet.
ladies
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From this reading There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
Lady
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From this reading Emily and Mary and Lady Betty Burns clustered together in the latter's room.
latter's
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From this reading Emily and Mary and Lady Betty Burns clustered together in the latter's room.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
lovely
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From this reading "We think she is perfectly lovely, Betty," Emily said, "but we don't know her as yet.
magnetic
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From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
Mary
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From this reading Emily and Mary and Lady Betty Burns clustered together in the latter's room.
mean
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From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
Montfitchet
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From this reading There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
new
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From this reading They had, they felt, to exchange views about the new bride!
night
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From this reading There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
opinions
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From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
other's
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From this reading There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
perfectly
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From this reading "We think she is perfectly lovely, Betty," Emily said, "but we don't know her as yet.
room
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From this reading Emily and Mary and Lady Betty Burns clustered together in the latter's room.
rooms
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From this reading There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
said
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From this reading "We think she is perfectly lovely, Betty," Emily said, "but we don't know her as yet.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We think she is perfectly lovely, Betty," Emily said, "but we don't know her as yet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
There
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From this reading There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had, they felt, to exchange views about the new bride!
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We think she is perfectly lovely, Betty," Emily said, "but we don't know her as yet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had, they felt, to exchange views about the new bride!
together
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From this reading Emily and Mary and Lady Betty Burns clustered together in the latter's room.
unanimous
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From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
venomously
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From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
views
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From this reading They had, they felt, to exchange views about the new bride!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a good deal of running into each other's rooms before dressing for dinner among the ladies at Montfitchet, that night.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We think she is perfectly lovely, Betty," Emily said, "but we don't know her as yet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
whole
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From this reading And the opinions were favorable, on the whole; unanimous, as to her beauty and magnetic attraction; divided, as to her character; but fiercely and venomously antagonistic in one mean, little heart.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "We think she is perfectly lovely, Betty," Emily said, "but we don't know her as yet.
