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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 _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You may say what you like about crinolines, but I've seen some very pretty women in them in my time."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were three people in the carriage passing slowly up the Mall in the string, with little jerks and progressions.
any
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From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
back
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
ball
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From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
beard
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
big
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From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
Book
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From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You may say what you like about crinolines, but I've seen some very pretty women in them in my time."
carriage
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From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
Chronicles
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From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
Cicely
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From this reading They were the Squire himself, Mrs. Clinton, and Cicely, and they were on their way to a Court Ball.
Clinton
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From this reading They were the Squire himself, Mrs. Clinton, and Cicely, and they were on their way to a Court Ball.
Clintons
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From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
comfortably
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
Court
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From this reading They were the Squire himself, Mrs. Clinton, and Cicely, and they were on their way to a Court Ball.
crinolines
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From this reading You may say what you like about crinolines, but I've seen some very pretty women in them in my time."
Deputy-Lieutenant's
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
diamonds
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
dressed
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
enough
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From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
falling
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
florid
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
going
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From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
gold
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
grey
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
grey-yellow
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
hair
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading They were the Squire himself, Mrs. Clinton, and Cicely, and they were on their way to a Court Ball.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
I've
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From this reading You may say what you like about crinolines, but I've seen some very pretty women in them in my time."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
jerks
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From this reading There were three people in the carriage passing slowly up the Mall in the string, with little jerks and progressions.
lavender
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
like
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From this reading You may say what you like about crinolines, but I've seen some very pretty women in them in my time."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were three people in the carriage passing slowly up the Mall in the string, with little jerks and progressions.
load
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From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
Mall
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From this reading There were three people in the carriage passing slowly up the Mall in the string, with little jerks and progressions.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may say what you like about crinolines, but I've seen some very pretty women in them in my time."
Mrs
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From this reading They were the Squire himself, Mrs. Clinton, and Cicely, and they were on their way to a Court Ball.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You may say what you like about crinolines, but I've seen some very pretty women in them in my time."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were the Squire himself, Mrs. Clinton, and Cicely, and they were on their way to a Court Ball.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
pale
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
passing
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From this reading There were three people in the carriage passing slowly up the Mall in the string, with little jerks and progressions.
people
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From this reading There were three people in the carriage passing slowly up the Mall in the string, with little jerks and progressions.
pretty
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From this reading You may say what you like about crinolines, but I've seen some very pretty women in them in my time."
progressions
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From this reading There were three people in the carriage passing slowly up the Mall in the string, with little jerks and progressions.
recollect
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From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
red
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
reddish
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
said
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From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
sat
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
say
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From this reading You may say what you like about crinolines, but I've seen some very pretty women in them in my time."
seen
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From this reading You may say what you like about crinolines, but I've seen some very pretty women in them in my time."
silk
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
slowly
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From this reading There were three people in the carriage passing slowly up the Mall in the string, with little jerks and progressions.
smooth
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
some
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From this reading You may say what you like about crinolines, but I've seen some very pretty women in them in my time."
Squire
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From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
string
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From this reading There were three people in the carriage passing slowly up the Mall in the string, with little jerks and progressions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were the Squire himself, Mrs. Clinton, and Cicely, and they were on their way to a Court Ball.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You may say what you like about crinolines, but I've seen some very pretty women in them in my time."
There
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From this reading There were three people in the carriage passing slowly up the Mall in the string, with little jerks and progressions.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were the Squire himself, Mrs. Clinton, and Cicely, and they were on their way to a Court Ball.
three
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From this reading There were three people in the carriage passing slowly up the Mall in the string, with little jerks and progressions.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
touched
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
two
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From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
uniform
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
up
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From this reading There were three people in the carriage passing slowly up the Mall in the string, with little jerks and progressions.
very
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From this reading You may say what you like about crinolines, but I've seen some very pretty women in them in my time."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
way
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From this reading They were the Squire himself, Mrs. Clinton, and Cicely, and they were on their way to a Court Ball.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You may say what you like about crinolines, but I've seen some very pretty women in them in my time."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
wife
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From this reading The Squire, big, florid, his reddish beard touched with grey falling over the red and gold of his Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, sat back comfortably beside his wife, who was dressed in pale lavender silk, with diamonds in her smooth, grey-yellow hair.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were three people in the carriage passing slowly up the Mall in the string, with little jerks and progressions.
women
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From this reading _Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons_ "I recollect the time," said the Squire, "when two women going to a ball were a big enough load for any carriage.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You may say what you like about crinolines, but I've seen some very pretty women in them in my time."
