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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 She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
admiration
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From this reading As she rose, Celia knew that it was Lord Heyton's wife, and she regarded the beautiful face and exquisitely-clad figure with all a woman's admiration for a lovely specimen of her own sex.
afterwards
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From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
all
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From this reading As she rose, Celia knew that it was Lord Heyton's wife, and she regarded the beautiful face and exquisitely-clad figure with all a woman's admiration for a lovely specimen of her own sex.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
beautiful
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From this reading As she rose, Celia knew that it was Lord Heyton's wife, and she regarded the beautiful face and exquisitely-clad figure with all a woman's admiration for a lovely specimen of her own sex.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
Celia
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From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, may I come in?" said Lady Heyton.
commenced
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From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
dine
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From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
dinner
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From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
disturb
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From this reading "I shan't disturb you, Miss Grant?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
door
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From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
entered
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From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
exquisitely-clad
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From this reading As she rose, Celia knew that it was Lord Heyton's wife, and she regarded the beautiful face and exquisitely-clad figure with all a woman's admiration for a lovely specimen of her own sex.
face
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From this reading As she rose, Celia knew that it was Lord Heyton's wife, and she regarded the beautiful face and exquisitely-clad figure with all a woman's admiration for a lovely specimen of her own sex.
family
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From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
fashionably-dressed
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From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
feared
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From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
figure
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From this reading As she rose, Celia knew that it was Lord Heyton's wife, and she regarded the beautiful face and exquisitely-clad figure with all a woman's admiration for a lovely specimen of her own sex.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
Grant
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From this reading "I shan't disturb you, Miss Grant?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
heard
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From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
Heyton
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From this reading "Oh, may I come in?" said Lady Heyton.
Heyton's
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From this reading As she rose, Celia knew that it was Lord Heyton's wife, and she regarded the beautiful face and exquisitely-clad figure with all a woman's admiration for a lovely specimen of her own sex.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, may I come in?" said Lady Heyton.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As she rose, Celia knew that it was Lord Heyton's wife, and she regarded the beautiful face and exquisitely-clad figure with all a woman's admiration for a lovely specimen of her own sex.
knew
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From this reading As she rose, Celia knew that it was Lord Heyton's wife, and she regarded the beautiful face and exquisitely-clad figure with all a woman's admiration for a lovely specimen of her own sex.
knock
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From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
Lady
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From this reading "Oh, may I come in?" said Lady Heyton.
library
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From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
Lord
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From this reading As she rose, Celia knew that it was Lord Heyton's wife, and she regarded the beautiful face and exquisitely-clad figure with all a woman's admiration for a lovely specimen of her own sex.
lovely
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From this reading As she rose, Celia knew that it was Lord Heyton's wife, and she regarded the beautiful face and exquisitely-clad figure with all a woman's admiration for a lovely specimen of her own sex.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Oh, may I come in?" said Lady Heyton.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
Miss
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From this reading "I shan't disturb you, Miss Grant?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As she rose, Celia knew that it was Lord Heyton's wife, and she regarded the beautiful face and exquisitely-clad figure with all a woman's admiration for a lovely specimen of her own sex.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, may I come in?" said Lady Heyton.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
other
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From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
own
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From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
regarded
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From this reading As she rose, Celia knew that it was Lord Heyton's wife, and she regarded the beautiful face and exquisitely-clad figure with all a woman's admiration for a lovely specimen of her own sex.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
room
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From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
rose
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From this reading As she rose, Celia knew that it was Lord Heyton's wife, and she regarded the beautiful face and exquisitely-clad figure with all a woman's admiration for a lovely specimen of her own sex.
said
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From this reading "Oh, may I come in?" said Lady Heyton.
scarcely
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From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
sex
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From this reading As she rose, Celia knew that it was Lord Heyton's wife, and she regarded the beautiful face and exquisitely-clad figure with all a woman's admiration for a lovely specimen of her own sex.
shan't
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From this reading "I shan't disturb you, Miss Grant?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
Somehow
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From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
specimen
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From this reading As she rose, Celia knew that it was Lord Heyton's wife, and she regarded the beautiful face and exquisitely-clad figure with all a woman's admiration for a lovely specimen of her own sex.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
usual
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From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
wife
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From this reading As she rose, Celia knew that it was Lord Heyton's wife, and she regarded the beautiful face and exquisitely-clad figure with all a woman's admiration for a lovely specimen of her own sex.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Somehow or other, Celia was relieved that she was not asked to dine with the family; for she had feared that she might have to do so.
woman
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From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
woman's
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From this reading As she rose, Celia knew that it was Lord Heyton's wife, and she regarded the beautiful face and exquisitely-clad figure with all a woman's admiration for a lovely specimen of her own sex.
work
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From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I shan't disturb you, Miss Grant?
young
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From this reading She had her dinner in her own room as usual, and afterwards went into the library to do a little work; but she had scarcely commenced when she heard a knock at the door, and a fashionably-dressed young woman entered.
