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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 Anningford, who had not accompanied them out shooting, had thought out a whole scheme, and announced it upon their return amidst acclamations.
acclamations
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From this reading Lady Anningford, who had not accompanied them out shooting, had thought out a whole scheme, and announced it upon their return amidst acclamations.
accompanied
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From this reading Lady Anningford, who had not accompanied them out shooting, had thought out a whole scheme, and announced it upon their return amidst acclamations.
air
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From this reading There was an air of restrained excitement, importance and mystery among the ladies at luncheon.
all
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From this reading And it would be so much more delightful, all to carry out one idea, than the usual powdered heads and non-descript things people chose for such impromptu occasions.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Lady Anningford, who had not accompanied them out shooting, had thought out a whole scheme, and announced it upon their return amidst acclamations.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There was an air of restrained excitement, importance and mystery among the ladies at luncheon.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an air of restrained excitement, importance and mystery among the ladies at luncheon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was an air of restrained excitement, importance and mystery among the ladies at luncheon.
Anningford
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From this reading Lady Anningford, who had not accompanied them out shooting, had thought out a whole scheme, and announced it upon their return amidst acclamations.
announced
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From this reading Lady Anningford, who had not accompanied them out shooting, had thought out a whole scheme, and announced it upon their return amidst acclamations.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was an air of restrained excitement, importance and mystery among the ladies at luncheon.
back
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From this reading They had got back to the house in time to have their conclave before that meal, and everything was satisfactorily settled.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They had got back to the house in time to have their conclave before that meal, and everything was satisfactorily settled.
carry
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From this reading And it would be so much more delightful, all to carry out one idea, than the usual powdered heads and non-descript things people chose for such impromptu occasions.
characters
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From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
chose
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From this reading And it would be so much more delightful, all to carry out one idea, than the usual powdered heads and non-descript things people chose for such impromptu occasions.
conclave
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From this reading They had got back to the house in time to have their conclave before that meal, and everything was satisfactorily settled.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
delightful
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From this reading And it would be so much more delightful, all to carry out one idea, than the usual powdered heads and non-descript things people chose for such impromptu occasions.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading They had got back to the house in time to have their conclave before that meal, and everything was satisfactorily settled.
excitement
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From this reading There was an air of restrained excitement, importance and mystery among the ladies at luncheon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And it would be so much more delightful, all to carry out one idea, than the usual powdered heads and non-descript things people chose for such impromptu occasions.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
garments
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From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
got
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From this reading They had got back to the house in time to have their conclave before that meal, and everything was satisfactorily settled.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had got back to the house in time to have their conclave before that meal, and everything was satisfactorily settled.
hanging
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From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They had got back to the house in time to have their conclave before that meal, and everything was satisfactorily settled.
heads
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From this reading And it would be so much more delightful, all to carry out one idea, than the usual powdered heads and non-descript things people chose for such impromptu occasions.
house
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From this reading They had got back to the house in time to have their conclave before that meal, and everything was satisfactorily settled.
idea
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From this reading And it would be so much more delightful, all to carry out one idea, than the usual powdered heads and non-descript things people chose for such impromptu occasions.
Idylls
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From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
importance
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From this reading There was an air of restrained excitement, importance and mystery among the ladies at luncheon.
impromptu
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From this reading And it would be so much more delightful, all to carry out one idea, than the usual powdered heads and non-descript things people chose for such impromptu occasions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had got back to the house in time to have their conclave before that meal, and everything was satisfactorily settled.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lady Anningford, who had not accompanied them out shooting, had thought out a whole scheme, and announced it upon their return amidst acclamations.
kinds
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From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
King
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From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
ladies
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From this reading There was an air of restrained excitement, importance and mystery among the ladies at luncheon.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Anningford, who had not accompanied them out shooting, had thought out a whole scheme, and announced it upon their return amidst acclamations.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
loose
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From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
luncheon
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From this reading There was an air of restrained excitement, importance and mystery among the ladies at luncheon.
maids
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From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
many
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From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
meal
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From this reading They had got back to the house in time to have their conclave before that meal, and everything was satisfactorily settled.
more
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From this reading And it would be so much more delightful, all to carry out one idea, than the usual powdered heads and non-descript things people chose for such impromptu occasions.
much
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From this reading And it would be so much more delightful, all to carry out one idea, than the usual powdered heads and non-descript things people chose for such impromptu occasions.
mystery
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From this reading There was an air of restrained excitement, importance and mystery among the ladies at luncheon.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
non-descript
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From this reading And it would be so much more delightful, all to carry out one idea, than the usual powdered heads and non-descript things people chose for such impromptu occasions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lady Anningford, who had not accompanied them out shooting, had thought out a whole scheme, and announced it upon their return amidst acclamations.
occasions
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From this reading And it would be so much more delightful, all to carry out one idea, than the usual powdered heads and non-descript things people chose for such impromptu occasions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was an air of restrained excitement, importance and mystery among the ladies at luncheon.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And it would be so much more delightful, all to carry out one idea, than the usual powdered heads and non-descript things people chose for such impromptu occasions.
out
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From this reading Lady Anningford, who had not accompanied them out shooting, had thought out a whole scheme, and announced it upon their return amidst acclamations.
people
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From this reading And it would be so much more delightful, all to carry out one idea, than the usual powdered heads and non-descript things people chose for such impromptu occasions.
powdered
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From this reading And it would be so much more delightful, all to carry out one idea, than the usual powdered heads and non-descript things people chose for such impromptu occasions.
represent
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From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
restrained
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From this reading There was an air of restrained excitement, importance and mystery among the ladies at luncheon.
return
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From this reading Lady Anningford, who had not accompanied them out shooting, had thought out a whole scheme, and announced it upon their return amidst acclamations.
run
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From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
satisfactorily
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From this reading They had got back to the house in time to have their conclave before that meal, and everything was satisfactorily settled.
scheme
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From this reading Lady Anningford, who had not accompanied them out shooting, had thought out a whole scheme, and announced it upon their return amidst acclamations.
seams
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From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
settled
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From this reading They had got back to the house in time to have their conclave before that meal, and everything was satisfactorily settled.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lady Anningford, who had not accompanied them out shooting, had thought out a whole scheme, and announced it upon their return amidst acclamations.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And it would be so much more delightful, all to carry out one idea, than the usual powdered heads and non-descript things people chose for such impromptu occasions.
straight
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From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
style
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From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And it would be so much more delightful, all to carry out one idea, than the usual powdered heads and non-descript things people chose for such impromptu occasions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had got back to the house in time to have their conclave before that meal, and everything was satisfactorily settled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was an air of restrained excitement, importance and mystery among the ladies at luncheon.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had got back to the house in time to have their conclave before that meal, and everything was satisfactorily settled.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Lady Anningford, who had not accompanied them out shooting, had thought out a whole scheme, and announced it upon their return amidst acclamations.
There
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From this reading There was an air of restrained excitement, importance and mystery among the ladies at luncheon.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had got back to the house in time to have their conclave before that meal, and everything was satisfactorily settled.
things
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From this reading And it would be so much more delightful, all to carry out one idea, than the usual powdered heads and non-descript things people chose for such impromptu occasions.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Anningford, who had not accompanied them out shooting, had thought out a whole scheme, and announced it upon their return amidst acclamations.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had got back to the house in time to have their conclave before that meal, and everything was satisfactorily settled.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had got back to the house in time to have their conclave before that meal, and everything was satisfactorily settled.
up
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From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lady Anningford, who had not accompanied them out shooting, had thought out a whole scheme, and announced it upon their return amidst acclamations.
usual
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From this reading And it would be so much more delightful, all to carry out one idea, than the usual powdered heads and non-descript things people chose for such impromptu occasions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an air of restrained excitement, importance and mystery among the ladies at luncheon.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lady Anningford, who had not accompanied them out shooting, had thought out a whole scheme, and announced it upon their return amidst acclamations.
whole
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From this reading Lady Anningford, who had not accompanied them out shooting, had thought out a whole scheme, and announced it upon their return amidst acclamations.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would represent as many characters as they could from the "Idylls of the King," because the style would be such loose, hanging kinds of garments, the maids could run up the long straight seams in no time.
