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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 They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
agreeing
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From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
all
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From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her frankness soon set him at his ease.
awkward
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From this reading He had mixed but little in ladies' society, and at first felt awkward.
beauty
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From this reading He thought her a very charming girl, and wondered that Harry had never spoken to him of her beauty.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had mixed but little in ladies' society, and at first felt awkward.
Castleton
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From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
charming
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From this reading He thought her a very charming girl, and wondered that Harry had never spoken to him of her beauty.
dignity
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From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
ease
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From this reading Her frankness soon set him at his ease.
extended
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From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
fast
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From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
felt
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From this reading He had mixed but little in ladies' society, and at first felt awkward.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had mixed but little in ladies' society, and at first felt awkward.
four
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From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
frankness
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From this reading Her frankness soon set him at his ease.
friend
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From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
girl
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From this reading He thought her a very charming girl, and wondered that Harry had never spoken to him of her beauty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
hand
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From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
Harry
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From this reading He thought her a very charming girl, and wondered that Harry had never spoken to him of her beauty.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought her a very charming girl, and wondered that Harry had never spoken to him of her beauty.
Headland
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From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her frankness soon set him at his ease.
horses
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From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had mixed but little in ladies' society, and at first felt awkward.
Julia
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From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
known
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From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
ladies
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From this reading He had mixed but little in ladies' society, and at first felt awkward.
Lady
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From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had mixed but little in ladies' society, and at first felt awkward.
longer
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From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading He had mixed but little in ladies' society, and at first felt awkward.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought her a very charming girl, and wondered that Harry had never spoken to him of her beauty.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
pair
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From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
posted
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From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
Ralph
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From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
received
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From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
set
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From this reading Her frankness soon set him at his ease.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
Sir
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From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
society
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From this reading He had mixed but little in ladies' society, and at first felt awkward.
son's
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From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
soon
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From this reading Her frankness soon set him at his ease.
spoken
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From this reading He thought her a very charming girl, and wondered that Harry had never spoken to him of her beauty.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
Texford
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From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
there
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From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought her a very charming girl, and wondered that Harry had never spoken to him of her beauty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
very
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From this reading He thought her a very charming girl, and wondered that Harry had never spoken to him of her beauty.
warm
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From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
welcome
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From this reading Headland received a warm welcome from Sir Ralph and Lady Castleton as their son's friend, and Julia extended her hand as if she had known him all her life.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought her a very charming girl, and wondered that Harry had never spoken to him of her beauty.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They posted to Texford, agreeing that a pair of horses would take them there as fast as four, which their dignity no longer required.
