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7.45
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From this reading All the same, at 7.45 she was ready, and her cavalier had not yet arrived.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then she entered the drawing-room in a little bit of a hurry, and cut short his simple, direct apologies by regretting her own tardiness, and saying she had been out motoring until late.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Certainly after no small consideration she chose what she believed to be her most becoming gown, and she was unusually critical about the dressing of her hair.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Certainly after no small consideration she chose what she believed to be her most becoming gown, and she was unusually critical about the dressing of her hair.
All
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From this reading All the same, at 7.45 she was ready, and her cavalier had not yet arrived.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Certainly after no small consideration she chose what she believed to be her most becoming gown, and she was unusually critical about the dressing of her hair.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She waited five minutes until he came, and then it was necessary to wait another five minutes that he might not know she had been more up to time than he.
apologies
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From this reading Then she entered the drawing-room in a little bit of a hurry, and cut short his simple, direct apologies by regretting her own tardiness, and saying she had been out motoring until late.
armour
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From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
arrived
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From this reading All the same, at 7.45 she was ready, and her cavalier had not yet arrived.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All the same, at 7.45 she was ready, and her cavalier had not yet arrived.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Certainly after no small consideration she chose what she believed to be her most becoming gown, and she was unusually critical about the dressing of her hair.
becoming
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From this reading Certainly after no small consideration she chose what she believed to be her most becoming gown, and she was unusually critical about the dressing of her hair.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
believed
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From this reading Certainly after no small consideration she chose what she believed to be her most becoming gown, and she was unusually critical about the dressing of her hair.
best
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From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
bit
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From this reading Then she entered the drawing-room in a little bit of a hurry, and cut short his simple, direct apologies by regretting her own tardiness, and saying she had been out motoring until late.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
came
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From this reading She waited five minutes until he came, and then it was necessary to wait another five minutes that he might not know she had been more up to time than he.
cavalier
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From this reading All the same, at 7.45 she was ready, and her cavalier had not yet arrived.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly after no small consideration she chose what she believed to be her most becoming gown, and she was unusually critical about the dressing of her hair.
chose
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From this reading Certainly after no small consideration she chose what she believed to be her most becoming gown, and she was unusually critical about the dressing of her hair.
consideration
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From this reading Certainly after no small consideration she chose what she believed to be her most becoming gown, and she was unusually critical about the dressing of her hair.
critical
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From this reading Certainly after no small consideration she chose what she believed to be her most becoming gown, and she was unusually critical about the dressing of her hair.
cut
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From this reading Then she entered the drawing-room in a little bit of a hurry, and cut short his simple, direct apologies by regretting her own tardiness, and saying she had been out motoring until late.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
direct
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From this reading Then she entered the drawing-room in a little bit of a hurry, and cut short his simple, direct apologies by regretting her own tardiness, and saying she had been out motoring until late.
drawing-room
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From this reading Then she entered the drawing-room in a little bit of a hurry, and cut short his simple, direct apologies by regretting her own tardiness, and saying she had been out motoring until late.
dressing
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From this reading Certainly after no small consideration she chose what she believed to be her most becoming gown, and she was unusually critical about the dressing of her hair.
entered
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From this reading Then she entered the drawing-room in a little bit of a hurry, and cut short his simple, direct apologies by regretting her own tardiness, and saying she had been out motoring until late.
exactly
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From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
five
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From this reading She waited five minutes until he came, and then it was necessary to wait another five minutes that he might not know she had been more up to time than he.
full
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From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
gown
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From this reading Certainly after no small consideration she chose what she believed to be her most becoming gown, and she was unusually critical about the dressing of her hair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the same, at 7.45 she was ready, and her cavalier had not yet arrived.
hair
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From this reading Certainly after no small consideration she chose what she believed to be her most becoming gown, and she was unusually critical about the dressing of her hair.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She waited five minutes until he came, and then it was necessary to wait another five minutes that he might not know she had been more up to time than he.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she entered the drawing-room in a little bit of a hurry, and cut short his simple, direct apologies by regretting her own tardiness, and saying she had been out motoring until late.
hurry
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From this reading Then she entered the drawing-room in a little bit of a hurry, and cut short his simple, direct apologies by regretting her own tardiness, and saying she had been out motoring until late.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then she entered the drawing-room in a little bit of a hurry, and cut short his simple, direct apologies by regretting her own tardiness, and saying she had been out motoring until late.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
late
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From this reading Then she entered the drawing-room in a little bit of a hurry, and cut short his simple, direct apologies by regretting her own tardiness, and saying she had been out motoring until late.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she entered the drawing-room in a little bit of a hurry, and cut short his simple, direct apologies by regretting her own tardiness, and saying she had been out motoring until late.
Lorraine
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From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
loveliness
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From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
mean
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From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
meant
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From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
minutes
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From this reading She waited five minutes until he came, and then it was necessary to wait another five minutes that he might not know she had been more up to time than he.
more
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From this reading She waited five minutes until he came, and then it was necessary to wait another five minutes that he might not know she had been more up to time than he.
most
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From this reading Certainly after no small consideration she chose what she believed to be her most becoming gown, and she was unusually critical about the dressing of her hair.
motoring
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From this reading Then she entered the drawing-room in a little bit of a hurry, and cut short his simple, direct apologies by regretting her own tardiness, and saying she had been out motoring until late.
necessary
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From this reading She waited five minutes until he came, and then it was necessary to wait another five minutes that he might not know she had been more up to time than he.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Certainly after no small consideration she chose what she believed to be her most becoming gown, and she was unusually critical about the dressing of her hair.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
out
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From this reading Then she entered the drawing-room in a little bit of a hurry, and cut short his simple, direct apologies by regretting her own tardiness, and saying she had been out motoring until late.
own
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From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
ready
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From this reading All the same, at 7.45 she was ready, and her cavalier had not yet arrived.
regretting
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From this reading Then she entered the drawing-room in a little bit of a hurry, and cut short his simple, direct apologies by regretting her own tardiness, and saying she had been out motoring until late.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the same, at 7.45 she was ready, and her cavalier had not yet arrived.
saying
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From this reading Then she entered the drawing-room in a little bit of a hurry, and cut short his simple, direct apologies by regretting her own tardiness, and saying she had been out motoring until late.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
shining
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From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Then she entered the drawing-room in a little bit of a hurry, and cut short his simple, direct apologies by regretting her own tardiness, and saying she had been out motoring until late.
simple
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From this reading Then she entered the drawing-room in a little bit of a hurry, and cut short his simple, direct apologies by regretting her own tardiness, and saying she had been out motoring until late.
small
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From this reading Certainly after no small consideration she chose what she believed to be her most becoming gown, and she was unusually critical about the dressing of her hair.
taken
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From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
tardiness
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From this reading Then she entered the drawing-room in a little bit of a hurry, and cut short his simple, direct apologies by regretting her own tardiness, and saying she had been out motoring until late.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She waited five minutes until he came, and then it was necessary to wait another five minutes that he might not know she had been more up to time than he.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She waited five minutes until he came, and then it was necessary to wait another five minutes that he might not know she had been more up to time than he.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
then
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From this reading She waited five minutes until he came, and then it was necessary to wait another five minutes that he might not know she had been more up to time than he.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She waited five minutes until he came, and then it was necessary to wait another five minutes that he might not know she had been more up to time than he.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She waited five minutes until he came, and then it was necessary to wait another five minutes that he might not know she had been more up to time than he.
unusually
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From this reading Certainly after no small consideration she chose what she believed to be her most becoming gown, and she was unusually critical about the dressing of her hair.
up
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From this reading She waited five minutes until he came, and then it was necessary to wait another five minutes that he might not know she had been more up to time than he.
very
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From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
wait
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From this reading She waited five minutes until he came, and then it was necessary to wait another five minutes that he might not know she had been more up to time than he.
waited
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From this reading She waited five minutes until he came, and then it was necessary to wait another five minutes that he might not know she had been more up to time than he.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Certainly after no small consideration she chose what she believed to be her most becoming gown, and she was unusually critical about the dressing of her hair.
well
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From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What Lorraine exactly meant by full armour she did not quite know, but it might very well have been taken to mean the shining armour of her own best loveliness.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading All the same, at 7.45 she was ready, and her cavalier had not yet arrived.
