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all
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From this reading She had attended more than one Royal function since; she had seen all that there was worth seeing in town, and she had entertained largely at her own house in Grosvenor Square.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young Countess of Ilfracombe had already been presented at Court under the auspices of her mother-in-law.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had attended more than one Royal function since; she had seen all that there was worth seeing in town, and she had entertained largely at her own house in Grosvenor Square.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The young Countess of Ilfracombe had already been presented at Court under the auspices of her mother-in-law.
attended
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From this reading She had attended more than one Royal function since; she had seen all that there was worth seeing in town, and she had entertained largely at her own house in Grosvenor Square.
auspices
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From this reading The young Countess of Ilfracombe had already been presented at Court under the auspices of her mother-in-law.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The young Countess of Ilfracombe had already been presented at Court under the auspices of her mother-in-law.
Countess
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From this reading The young Countess of Ilfracombe had already been presented at Court under the auspices of her mother-in-law.
Court
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From this reading The young Countess of Ilfracombe had already been presented at Court under the auspices of her mother-in-law.
delightful
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From this reading Everything was new and fresh to her; everything was delightful.
Derby
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From this reading The Derby was run that year in the last week of May.
disappointed
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From this reading She had been fairly launched on Society in fact, and, unlike most heroines, it had not disappointed her.
entertained
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From this reading She had attended more than one Royal function since; she had seen all that there was worth seeing in town, and she had entertained largely at her own house in Grosvenor Square.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was new and fresh to her; everything was delightful.
fact
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From this reading She had been fairly launched on Society in fact, and, unlike most heroines, it had not disappointed her.
fairly
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From this reading She had been fairly launched on Society in fact, and, unlike most heroines, it had not disappointed her.
fresh
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From this reading Everything was new and fresh to her; everything was delightful.
function
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From this reading She had attended more than one Royal function since; she had seen all that there was worth seeing in town, and she had entertained largely at her own house in Grosvenor Square.
Grosvenor
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From this reading She had attended more than one Royal function since; she had seen all that there was worth seeing in town, and she had entertained largely at her own house in Grosvenor Square.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young Countess of Ilfracombe had already been presented at Court under the auspices of her mother-in-law.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The young Countess of Ilfracombe had already been presented at Court under the auspices of her mother-in-law.
heroines
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From this reading She had been fairly launched on Society in fact, and, unlike most heroines, it had not disappointed her.
house
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From this reading She had attended more than one Royal function since; she had seen all that there was worth seeing in town, and she had entertained largely at her own house in Grosvenor Square.
Ilfracombe
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From this reading The young Countess of Ilfracombe had already been presented at Court under the auspices of her mother-in-law.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Derby was run that year in the last week of May.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had been fairly launched on Society in fact, and, unlike most heroines, it had not disappointed her.
largely
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From this reading She had attended more than one Royal function since; she had seen all that there was worth seeing in town, and she had entertained largely at her own house in Grosvenor Square.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Derby was run that year in the last week of May.
launched
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From this reading She had been fairly launched on Society in fact, and, unlike most heroines, it had not disappointed her.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Derby was run that year in the last week of May.
more
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From this reading She had attended more than one Royal function since; she had seen all that there was worth seeing in town, and she had entertained largely at her own house in Grosvenor Square.
most
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From this reading She had been fairly launched on Society in fact, and, unlike most heroines, it had not disappointed her.
mother-in-law
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From this reading The young Countess of Ilfracombe had already been presented at Court under the auspices of her mother-in-law.
new
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From this reading Everything was new and fresh to her; everything was delightful.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had been fairly launched on Society in fact, and, unlike most heroines, it had not disappointed her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Derby was run that year in the last week of May.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had been fairly launched on Society in fact, and, unlike most heroines, it had not disappointed her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had attended more than one Royal function since; she had seen all that there was worth seeing in town, and she had entertained largely at her own house in Grosvenor Square.
own
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From this reading She had attended more than one Royal function since; she had seen all that there was worth seeing in town, and she had entertained largely at her own house in Grosvenor Square.
presented
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From this reading The young Countess of Ilfracombe had already been presented at Court under the auspices of her mother-in-law.
Royal
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From this reading She had attended more than one Royal function since; she had seen all that there was worth seeing in town, and she had entertained largely at her own house in Grosvenor Square.
run
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From this reading The Derby was run that year in the last week of May.
seeing
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From this reading She had attended more than one Royal function since; she had seen all that there was worth seeing in town, and she had entertained largely at her own house in Grosvenor Square.
seen
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From this reading She had attended more than one Royal function since; she had seen all that there was worth seeing in town, and she had entertained largely at her own house in Grosvenor Square.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had attended more than one Royal function since; she had seen all that there was worth seeing in town, and she had entertained largely at her own house in Grosvenor Square.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She had attended more than one Royal function since; she had seen all that there was worth seeing in town, and she had entertained largely at her own house in Grosvenor Square.
Society
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From this reading She had been fairly launched on Society in fact, and, unlike most heroines, it had not disappointed her.
Square
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From this reading She had attended more than one Royal function since; she had seen all that there was worth seeing in town, and she had entertained largely at her own house in Grosvenor Square.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had attended more than one Royal function since; she had seen all that there was worth seeing in town, and she had entertained largely at her own house in Grosvenor Square.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Derby was run that year in the last week of May.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Derby was run that year in the last week of May.
there
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From this reading She had attended more than one Royal function since; she had seen all that there was worth seeing in town, and she had entertained largely at her own house in Grosvenor Square.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everything was new and fresh to her; everything was delightful.
town
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From this reading She had attended more than one Royal function since; she had seen all that there was worth seeing in town, and she had entertained largely at her own house in Grosvenor Square.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The young Countess of Ilfracombe had already been presented at Court under the auspices of her mother-in-law.
unlike
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From this reading She had been fairly launched on Society in fact, and, unlike most heroines, it had not disappointed her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Derby was run that year in the last week of May.
week
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From this reading The Derby was run that year in the last week of May.
worth
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From this reading She had attended more than one Royal function since; she had seen all that there was worth seeing in town, and she had entertained largely at her own house in Grosvenor Square.
year
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From this reading The Derby was run that year in the last week of May.
young
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From this reading The young Countess of Ilfracombe had already been presented at Court under the auspices of her mother-in-law.
