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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 Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
acquaintance
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From this reading "I see no roses, sir, nor did I come to look for them, but rather to make a first acquaintance with my mother's native land."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
approached
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From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
blushing
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From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
bowing
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From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
brown
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From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
bushes
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From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I see no roses, sir, nor did I come to look for them, but rather to make a first acquaintance with my mother's native land."
cloth
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From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
clump
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From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I see no roses, sir, nor did I come to look for them, but rather to make a first acquaintance with my mother's native land."
compliment
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From this reading Permit me to compliment you upon my mistake."
curtsey
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From this reading Her curtsey was severely formal as she made her reply.
Denningham
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From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I see no roses, sir, nor did I come to look for them, but rather to make a first acquaintance with my mother's native land."
embroidered
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From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
EXPLAINS
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From this reading MORRY EXPLAINS "I had thought it too late for roses, fair mistress.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORRY EXPLAINS "I had thought it too late for roses, fair mistress.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I see no roses, sir, nor did I come to look for them, but rather to make a first acquaintance with my mother's native land."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MORRY EXPLAINS "I had thought it too late for roses, fair mistress.
formal
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From this reading Her curtsey was severely formal as she made her reply.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
Gabrielle
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From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
gold
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From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MORRY EXPLAINS "I had thought it too late for roses, fair mistress.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MORRY EXPLAINS "I had thought it too late for roses, fair mistress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MORRY EXPLAINS "I had thought it too late for roses, fair mistress.
lace
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From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
land
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From this reading "I see no roses, sir, nor did I come to look for them, but rather to make a first acquaintance with my mother's native land."
late
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From this reading MORRY EXPLAINS "I had thought it too late for roses, fair mistress.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I see no roses, sir, nor did I come to look for them, but rather to make a first acquaintance with my mother's native land."
Lord
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From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
made
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From this reading Her curtsey was severely formal as she made her reply.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I see no roses, sir, nor did I come to look for them, but rather to make a first acquaintance with my mother's native land."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Permit me to compliment you upon my mistake."
mistake
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From this reading Permit me to compliment you upon my mistake."
mistress
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From this reading MORRY EXPLAINS "I had thought it too late for roses, fair mistress.
morning-suit
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From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
MORRY
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From this reading MORRY EXPLAINS "I had thought it too late for roses, fair mistress.
mother's
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From this reading "I see no roses, sir, nor did I come to look for them, but rather to make a first acquaintance with my mother's native land."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Permit me to compliment you upon my mistake."
native
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From this reading "I see no roses, sir, nor did I come to look for them, but rather to make a first acquaintance with my mother's native land."
neck
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From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I see no roses, sir, nor did I come to look for them, but rather to make a first acquaintance with my mother's native land."
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "I see no roses, sir, nor did I come to look for them, but rather to make a first acquaintance with my mother's native land."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
Permit
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From this reading Permit me to compliment you upon my mistake."
rather
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From this reading "I see no roses, sir, nor did I come to look for them, but rather to make a first acquaintance with my mother's native land."
reply
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From this reading Her curtsey was severely formal as she made her reply.
rich
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From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
roses
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From this reading MORRY EXPLAINS "I had thought it too late for roses, fair mistress.
ruffles
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From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
see
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From this reading "I see no roses, sir, nor did I come to look for them, but rather to make a first acquaintance with my mother's native land."
severely
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From this reading Her curtsey was severely formal as she made her reply.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her curtsey was severely formal as she made her reply.
sir
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From this reading "I see no roses, sir, nor did I come to look for them, but rather to make a first acquaintance with my mother's native land."
started
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From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I see no roses, sir, nor did I come to look for them, but rather to make a first acquaintance with my mother's native land."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORRY EXPLAINS "I had thought it too late for roses, fair mistress.
thread
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From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Permit me to compliment you upon my mistake."
too
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From this reading MORRY EXPLAINS "I had thought it too late for roses, fair mistress.
unseen
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From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Permit me to compliment you upon my mistake."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her curtsey was severely formal as she made her reply.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
wrists
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From this reading Gabrielle started, blushing, as Lord Denningham, in a morning-suit of brown cloth, embroidered with gold thread, and with rich lace ruffles at neck and wrists, stood bowing before her, having approached unseen from behind a clump of bushes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Permit me to compliment you upon my mistake."
