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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 MISTRESS GABRIELLE GOES PRIMROSING "I vow that I would sooner be a nun than live here all my life alone."
ale-house
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From this reading It is true that the friends were of a convivial spirit, and had on one occasion treated Mistress Gabrielle de Varenac Conyers as if she were Betty the serving-wench at some ale-house, instead of a very haughty young lady.
all
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From this reading MISTRESS GABRIELLE GOES PRIMROSING "I vow that I would sooner be a nun than live here all my life alone."
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISTRESS GABRIELLE GOES PRIMROSING "I vow that I would sooner be a nun than live here all my life alone."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Beauty in a passion stamped her little foot, scolded her dog, and then ran upstairs to put her hat on.
apt
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From this reading At seventeen one's own company is apt to be wearisome; but then, as Morice said, there was no pleasing his sister.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At seventeen one's own company is apt to be wearisome; but then, as Morice said, there was no pleasing his sister.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At seventeen one's own company is apt to be wearisome; but then, as Morice said, there was no pleasing his sister.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MISTRESS GABRIELLE GOES PRIMROSING "I vow that I would sooner be a nun than live here all my life alone."
Beauty
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From this reading And Beauty in a passion stamped her little foot, scolded her dog, and then ran upstairs to put her hat on.
Betty
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From this reading It is true that the friends were of a convivial spirit, and had on one occasion treated Mistress Gabrielle de Varenac Conyers as if she were Betty the serving-wench at some ale-house, instead of a very haughty young lady.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At seventeen one's own company is apt to be wearisome; but then, as Morice said, there was no pleasing his sister.
chamber
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From this reading She refused to come to London under the chaperonage of my Lady Helmington, and as often as not she stayed upstairs in her chamber when he drove his friends down from London.
chaperonage
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From this reading She refused to come to London under the chaperonage of my Lady Helmington, and as often as not she stayed upstairs in her chamber when he drove his friends down from London.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She refused to come to London under the chaperonage of my Lady Helmington, and as often as not she stayed upstairs in her chamber when he drove his friends down from London.
company
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From this reading At seventeen one's own company is apt to be wearisome; but then, as Morice said, there was no pleasing his sister.
convivial
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From this reading It is true that the friends were of a convivial spirit, and had on one occasion treated Mistress Gabrielle de Varenac Conyers as if she were Betty the serving-wench at some ale-house, instead of a very haughty young lady.
Conyers
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From this reading It is true that the friends were of a convivial spirit, and had on one occasion treated Mistress Gabrielle de Varenac Conyers as if she were Betty the serving-wench at some ale-house, instead of a very haughty young lady.
de
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From this reading It is true that the friends were of a convivial spirit, and had on one occasion treated Mistress Gabrielle de Varenac Conyers as if she were Betty the serving-wench at some ale-house, instead of a very haughty young lady.
dog
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From this reading And Beauty in a passion stamped her little foot, scolded her dog, and then ran upstairs to put her hat on.
down
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From this reading She refused to come to London under the chaperonage of my Lady Helmington, and as often as not she stayed upstairs in her chamber when he drove his friends down from London.
drove
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From this reading She refused to come to London under the chaperonage of my Lady Helmington, and as often as not she stayed upstairs in her chamber when he drove his friends down from London.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Beauty in a passion stamped her little foot, scolded her dog, and then ran upstairs to put her hat on.
friends
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From this reading She refused to come to London under the chaperonage of my Lady Helmington, and as often as not she stayed upstairs in her chamber when he drove his friends down from London.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She refused to come to London under the chaperonage of my Lady Helmington, and as often as not she stayed upstairs in her chamber when he drove his friends down from London.
GABRIELLE
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From this reading MISTRESS GABRIELLE GOES PRIMROSING "I vow that I would sooner be a nun than live here all my life alone."
GOES
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From this reading MISTRESS GABRIELLE GOES PRIMROSING "I vow that I would sooner be a nun than live here all my life alone."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It is true that the friends were of a convivial spirit, and had on one occasion treated Mistress Gabrielle de Varenac Conyers as if she were Betty the serving-wench at some ale-house, instead of a very haughty young lady.
hat
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From this reading And Beauty in a passion stamped her little foot, scolded her dog, and then ran upstairs to put her hat on.
haughty
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From this reading It is true that the friends were of a convivial spirit, and had on one occasion treated Mistress Gabrielle de Varenac Conyers as if she were Betty the serving-wench at some ale-house, instead of a very haughty young lady.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She refused to come to London under the chaperonage of my Lady Helmington, and as often as not she stayed upstairs in her chamber when he drove his friends down from London.
Helmington
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From this reading She refused to come to London under the chaperonage of my Lady Helmington, and as often as not she stayed upstairs in her chamber when he drove his friends down from London.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Beauty in a passion stamped her little foot, scolded her dog, and then ran upstairs to put her hat on.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISTRESS GABRIELLE GOES PRIMROSING "I vow that I would sooner be a nun than live here all my life alone."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At seventeen one's own company is apt to be wearisome; but then, as Morice said, there was no pleasing his sister.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MISTRESS GABRIELLE GOES PRIMROSING "I vow that I would sooner be a nun than live here all my life alone."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is true that the friends were of a convivial spirit, and had on one occasion treated Mistress Gabrielle de Varenac Conyers as if she were Betty the serving-wench at some ale-house, instead of a very haughty young lady.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Beauty in a passion stamped her little foot, scolded her dog, and then ran upstairs to put her hat on.
instead
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From this reading It is true that the friends were of a convivial spirit, and had on one occasion treated Mistress Gabrielle de Varenac Conyers as if she were Betty the serving-wench at some ale-house, instead of a very haughty young lady.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At seventeen one's own company is apt to be wearisome; but then, as Morice said, there was no pleasing his sister.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is true that the friends were of a convivial spirit, and had on one occasion treated Mistress Gabrielle de Varenac Conyers as if she were Betty the serving-wench at some ale-house, instead of a very haughty young lady.
Lady
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From this reading She refused to come to London under the chaperonage of my Lady Helmington, and as often as not she stayed upstairs in her chamber when he drove his friends down from London.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISTRESS GABRIELLE GOES PRIMROSING "I vow that I would sooner be a nun than live here all my life alone."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Beauty in a passion stamped her little foot, scolded her dog, and then ran upstairs to put her hat on.
live
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From this reading MISTRESS GABRIELLE GOES PRIMROSING "I vow that I would sooner be a nun than live here all my life alone."
London
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From this reading She refused to come to London under the chaperonage of my Lady Helmington, and as often as not she stayed upstairs in her chamber when he drove his friends down from London.
MISTRESS
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From this reading MISTRESS GABRIELLE GOES PRIMROSING "I vow that I would sooner be a nun than live here all my life alone."
Morice
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From this reading At seventeen one's own company is apt to be wearisome; but then, as Morice said, there was no pleasing his sister.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MISTRESS GABRIELLE GOES PRIMROSING "I vow that I would sooner be a nun than live here all my life alone."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At seventeen one's own company is apt to be wearisome; but then, as Morice said, there was no pleasing his sister.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She refused to come to London under the chaperonage of my Lady Helmington, and as often as not she stayed upstairs in her chamber when he drove his friends down from London.
nun
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From this reading MISTRESS GABRIELLE GOES PRIMROSING "I vow that I would sooner be a nun than live here all my life alone."
occasion
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From this reading It is true that the friends were of a convivial spirit, and had on one occasion treated Mistress Gabrielle de Varenac Conyers as if she were Betty the serving-wench at some ale-house, instead of a very haughty young lady.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She refused to come to London under the chaperonage of my Lady Helmington, and as often as not she stayed upstairs in her chamber when he drove his friends down from London.
often
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From this reading She refused to come to London under the chaperonage of my Lady Helmington, and as often as not she stayed upstairs in her chamber when he drove his friends down from London.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And Beauty in a passion stamped her little foot, scolded her dog, and then ran upstairs to put her hat on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is true that the friends were of a convivial spirit, and had on one occasion treated Mistress Gabrielle de Varenac Conyers as if she were Betty the serving-wench at some ale-house, instead of a very haughty young lady.
one's
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From this reading At seventeen one's own company is apt to be wearisome; but then, as Morice said, there was no pleasing his sister.
own
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From this reading At seventeen one's own company is apt to be wearisome; but then, as Morice said, there was no pleasing his sister.
passion
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From this reading And Beauty in a passion stamped her little foot, scolded her dog, and then ran upstairs to put her hat on.
pleasing
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From this reading At seventeen one's own company is apt to be wearisome; but then, as Morice said, there was no pleasing his sister.
PRIMROSING
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From this reading MISTRESS GABRIELLE GOES PRIMROSING "I vow that I would sooner be a nun than live here all my life alone."
put
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From this reading And Beauty in a passion stamped her little foot, scolded her dog, and then ran upstairs to put her hat on.
ran
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From this reading And Beauty in a passion stamped her little foot, scolded her dog, and then ran upstairs to put her hat on.
refused
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From this reading She refused to come to London under the chaperonage of my Lady Helmington, and as often as not she stayed upstairs in her chamber when he drove his friends down from London.
said
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From this reading At seventeen one's own company is apt to be wearisome; but then, as Morice said, there was no pleasing his sister.
scolded
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From this reading And Beauty in a passion stamped her little foot, scolded her dog, and then ran upstairs to put her hat on.
serving-wench
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From this reading It is true that the friends were of a convivial spirit, and had on one occasion treated Mistress Gabrielle de Varenac Conyers as if she were Betty the serving-wench at some ale-house, instead of a very haughty young lady.
seventeen
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From this reading At seventeen one's own company is apt to be wearisome; but then, as Morice said, there was no pleasing his sister.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She refused to come to London under the chaperonage of my Lady Helmington, and as often as not she stayed upstairs in her chamber when he drove his friends down from London.
sister
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From this reading At seventeen one's own company is apt to be wearisome; but then, as Morice said, there was no pleasing his sister.
some
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From this reading It is true that the friends were of a convivial spirit, and had on one occasion treated Mistress Gabrielle de Varenac Conyers as if she were Betty the serving-wench at some ale-house, instead of a very haughty young lady.
sooner
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From this reading MISTRESS GABRIELLE GOES PRIMROSING "I vow that I would sooner be a nun than live here all my life alone."
spirit
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From this reading It is true that the friends were of a convivial spirit, and had on one occasion treated Mistress Gabrielle de Varenac Conyers as if she were Betty the serving-wench at some ale-house, instead of a very haughty young lady.
stamped
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From this reading And Beauty in a passion stamped her little foot, scolded her dog, and then ran upstairs to put her hat on.
stayed
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From this reading She refused to come to London under the chaperonage of my Lady Helmington, and as often as not she stayed upstairs in her chamber when he drove his friends down from London.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading MISTRESS GABRIELLE GOES PRIMROSING "I vow that I would sooner be a nun than live here all my life alone."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MISTRESS GABRIELLE GOES PRIMROSING "I vow that I would sooner be a nun than live here all my life alone."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She refused to come to London under the chaperonage of my Lady Helmington, and as often as not she stayed upstairs in her chamber when he drove his friends down from London.
then
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From this reading And Beauty in a passion stamped her little foot, scolded her dog, and then ran upstairs to put her hat on.
there
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From this reading At seventeen one's own company is apt to be wearisome; but then, as Morice said, there was no pleasing his sister.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Beauty in a passion stamped her little foot, scolded her dog, and then ran upstairs to put her hat on.
treated
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From this reading It is true that the friends were of a convivial spirit, and had on one occasion treated Mistress Gabrielle de Varenac Conyers as if she were Betty the serving-wench at some ale-house, instead of a very haughty young lady.
true
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From this reading It is true that the friends were of a convivial spirit, and had on one occasion treated Mistress Gabrielle de Varenac Conyers as if she were Betty the serving-wench at some ale-house, instead of a very haughty young lady.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She refused to come to London under the chaperonage of my Lady Helmington, and as often as not she stayed upstairs in her chamber when he drove his friends down from London.
upstairs
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From this reading And Beauty in a passion stamped her little foot, scolded her dog, and then ran upstairs to put her hat on.
Varenac
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From this reading It is true that the friends were of a convivial spirit, and had on one occasion treated Mistress Gabrielle de Varenac Conyers as if she were Betty the serving-wench at some ale-house, instead of a very haughty young lady.
very
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From this reading It is true that the friends were of a convivial spirit, and had on one occasion treated Mistress Gabrielle de Varenac Conyers as if she were Betty the serving-wench at some ale-house, instead of a very haughty young lady.
vownounUS /vaʊ/
a serious promise
From this reading MISTRESS GABRIELLE GOES PRIMROSING "I vow that I would sooner be a nun than live here all my life alone."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At seventeen one's own company is apt to be wearisome; but then, as Morice said, there was no pleasing his sister.
wearisome
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From this reading At seventeen one's own company is apt to be wearisome; but then, as Morice said, there was no pleasing his sister.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is true that the friends were of a convivial spirit, and had on one occasion treated Mistress Gabrielle de Varenac Conyers as if she were Betty the serving-wench at some ale-house, instead of a very haughty young lady.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She refused to come to London under the chaperonage of my Lady Helmington, and as often as not she stayed upstairs in her chamber when he drove his friends down from London.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading MISTRESS GABRIELLE GOES PRIMROSING "I vow that I would sooner be a nun than live here all my life alone."
young
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From this reading It is true that the friends were of a convivial spirit, and had on one occasion treated Mistress Gabrielle de Varenac Conyers as if she were Betty the serving-wench at some ale-house, instead of a very haughty young lady.
