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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 About a dozen were there, among whom Mrs. and Miss Bennett were conspicuous, when Mrs. Brown and her daughter drove up, a little belated, but full of an interesting project.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a dozen were there, among whom Mrs. and Miss Bennett were conspicuous, when Mrs. Brown and her daughter drove up, a little belated, but full of an interesting project.
afforded
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From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading About a dozen were there, among whom Mrs. and Miss Bennett were conspicuous, when Mrs. Brown and her daughter drove up, a little belated, but full of an interesting project.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
ankle
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From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
anticipated
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From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The day before the college reassembled it happened that the sewing-circle connected with the church met at Mrs. Rexford's house.
belated
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From this reading About a dozen were there, among whom Mrs. and Miss Bennett were conspicuous, when Mrs. Brown and her daughter drove up, a little belated, but full of an interesting project.
Bennett
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From this reading About a dozen were there, among whom Mrs. and Miss Bennett were conspicuous, when Mrs. Brown and her daughter drove up, a little belated, but full of an interesting project.
Brown
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From this reading About a dozen were there, among whom Mrs. and Miss Bennett were conspicuous, when Mrs. Brown and her daughter drove up, a little belated, but full of an interesting project.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
charming
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From this reading "Oh, Mrs. Rexford," they cried, "we have just thought of such a charming plan!
church
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From this reading The day before the college reassembled it happened that the sewing-circle connected with the church met at Mrs. Rexford's house.
college
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From this reading The day before the college reassembled it happened that the sewing-circle connected with the church met at Mrs. Rexford's house.
company
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From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
connected
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From this reading The day before the college reassembled it happened that the sewing-circle connected with the church met at Mrs. Rexford's house.
conspicuous
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From this reading About a dozen were there, among whom Mrs. and Miss Bennett were conspicuous, when Mrs. Brown and her daughter drove up, a little belated, but full of an interesting project.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Mrs. Rexford," they cried, "we have just thought of such a charming plan!
daughter
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From this reading About a dozen were there, among whom Mrs. and Miss Bennett were conspicuous, when Mrs. Brown and her daughter drove up, a little belated, but full of an interesting project.
day
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From this reading The day before the college reassembled it happened that the sewing-circle connected with the church met at Mrs. Rexford's house.
doors
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From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the season; the workers still preferred to sit out of doors, and the grass under the tree at the front of the house was their place of meeting.
dozen
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From this reading About a dozen were there, among whom Mrs. and Miss Bennett were conspicuous, when Mrs. Brown and her daughter drove up, a little belated, but full of an interesting project.
drove
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From this reading About a dozen were there, among whom Mrs. and Miss Bennett were conspicuous, when Mrs. Brown and her daughter drove up, a little belated, but full of an interesting project.
feminine
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From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the season; the workers still preferred to sit out of doors, and the grass under the tree at the front of the house was their place of meeting.
friendly
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From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
front
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From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the season; the workers still preferred to sit out of doors, and the grass under the tree at the front of the house was their place of meeting.
full
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From this reading About a dozen were there, among whom Mrs. and Miss Bennett were conspicuous, when Mrs. Brown and her daughter drove up, a little belated, but full of an interesting project.
going
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From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
grass
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From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the season; the workers still preferred to sit out of doors, and the grass under the tree at the front of the house was their place of meeting.
happened
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From this reading The day before the college reassembled it happened that the sewing-circle connected with the church met at Mrs. Rexford's house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, Mrs. Rexford," they cried, "we have just thought of such a charming plan!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading About a dozen were there, among whom Mrs. and Miss Bennett were conspicuous, when Mrs. Brown and her daughter drove up, a little belated, but full of an interesting project.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
house
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From this reading The day before the college reassembled it happened that the sewing-circle connected with the church met at Mrs. Rexford's house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
interesting
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From this reading About a dozen were there, among whom Mrs. and Miss Bennett were conspicuous, when Mrs. Brown and her daughter drove up, a little belated, but full of an interesting project.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The day before the college reassembled it happened that the sewing-circle connected with the church met at Mrs. Rexford's house.
just
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From this reading "Oh, Mrs. Rexford," they cried, "we have just thought of such a charming plan!
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About a dozen were there, among whom Mrs. and Miss Bennett were conspicuous, when Mrs. Brown and her daughter drove up, a little belated, but full of an interesting project.
meeting
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From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
met
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From this reading The day before the college reassembled it happened that the sewing-circle connected with the church met at Mrs. Rexford's house.
Miss
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From this reading About a dozen were there, among whom Mrs. and Miss Bennett were conspicuous, when Mrs. Brown and her daughter drove up, a little belated, but full of an interesting project.
Mrs
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From this reading The day before the college reassembled it happened that the sewing-circle connected with the church met at Mrs. Rexford's house.
neighbours
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From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
obliged
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From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, Mrs. Rexford," they cried, "we have just thought of such a charming plan!
opportunity
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From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
out
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From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
place
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From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the season; the workers still preferred to sit out of doors, and the grass under the tree at the front of the house was their place of meeting.
plan
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From this reading "Oh, Mrs. Rexford," they cried, "we have just thought of such a charming plan!
portion
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From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
preferred
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From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the season; the workers still preferred to sit out of doors, and the grass under the tree at the front of the house was their place of meeting.
project
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From this reading About a dozen were there, among whom Mrs. and Miss Bennett were conspicuous, when Mrs. Brown and her daughter drove up, a little belated, but full of an interesting project.
reassembled
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From this reading The day before the college reassembled it happened that the sewing-circle connected with the church met at Mrs. Rexford's house.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
Rexford
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From this reading "Oh, Mrs. Rexford," they cried, "we have just thought of such a charming plan!
Rexford's
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From this reading The day before the college reassembled it happened that the sewing-circle connected with the church met at Mrs. Rexford's house.
Robert
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From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
season
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From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the season; the workers still preferred to sit out of doors, and the grass under the tree at the front of the house was their place of meeting.
sewing-circle
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From this reading The day before the college reassembled it happened that the sewing-circle connected with the church met at Mrs. Rexford's house.
sit
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From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the season; the workers still preferred to sit out of doors, and the grass under the tree at the front of the house was their place of meeting.
sooner
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From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
sprained
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From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Mrs. Rexford," they cried, "we have just thought of such a charming plan!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The day before the college reassembled it happened that the sewing-circle connected with the church met at Mrs. Rexford's house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the season; the workers still preferred to sit out of doors, and the grass under the tree at the front of the house was their place of meeting.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
there
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From this reading About a dozen were there, among whom Mrs. and Miss Bennett were conspicuous, when Mrs. Brown and her daughter drove up, a little belated, but full of an interesting project.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, Mrs. Rexford," they cried, "we have just thought of such a charming plan!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Mrs. Rexford," they cried, "we have just thought of such a charming plan!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
tree
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From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the season; the workers still preferred to sit out of doors, and the grass under the tree at the front of the house was their place of meeting.
Trenholme
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From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the season; the workers still preferred to sit out of doors, and the grass under the tree at the front of the house was their place of meeting.
unusually
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From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the season; the workers still preferred to sit out of doors, and the grass under the tree at the front of the house was their place of meeting.
up
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From this reading About a dozen were there, among whom Mrs. and Miss Bennett were conspicuous, when Mrs. Brown and her daughter drove up, a little belated, but full of an interesting project.
warm
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From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the season; the workers still preferred to sit out of doors, and the grass under the tree at the front of the house was their place of meeting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh, Mrs. Rexford," they cried, "we have just thought of such a charming plan!
weather
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From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the season; the workers still preferred to sit out of doors, and the grass under the tree at the front of the house was their place of meeting.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading About a dozen were there, among whom Mrs. and Miss Bennett were conspicuous, when Mrs. Brown and her daughter drove up, a little belated, but full of an interesting project.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading About a dozen were there, among whom Mrs. and Miss Bennett were conspicuous, when Mrs. Brown and her daughter drove up, a little belated, but full of an interesting project.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading About a dozen were there, among whom Mrs. and Miss Bennett were conspicuous, when Mrs. Brown and her daughter drove up, a little belated, but full of an interesting project.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The day before the college reassembled it happened that the sewing-circle connected with the church met at Mrs. Rexford's house.
workers
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From this reading The weather was unusually warm for the season; the workers still preferred to sit out of doors, and the grass under the tree at the front of the house was their place of meeting.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Robert Trenholme was still obliged to rest his sprained ankle, and was not yet going out, but an opportunity was afforded him of meeting his friendly neighbours, at least the feminine portion of them, in company, sooner than he anticipated.
