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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 When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
Anne
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From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This last she had chosen herself with a taste and fitness which only such wit as her own could have devised.
back
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From this reading My Lady Dunstanwolde, on her first visit home, bore her sister back with her to the manor, and there established her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In her wildest dreams she had never dared to hope that such a thing might be.
bore
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From this reading My Lady Dunstanwolde, on her first visit home, bore her sister back with her to the manor, and there established her.
chosen
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From this reading This last she had chosen herself with a taste and fitness which only such wit as her own could have devised.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This last she had chosen herself with a taste and fitness which only such wit as her own could have devised.
countess
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From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
country
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From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
curious
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From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
dared
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From this reading In her wildest dreams she had never dared to hope that such a thing might be.
devised
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From this reading This last she had chosen herself with a taste and fitness which only such wit as her own could have devised.
dreams
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From this reading In her wildest dreams she had never dared to hope that such a thing might be.
Dunstanwolde
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From this reading My Lady Dunstanwolde, on her first visit home, bore her sister back with her to the manor, and there established her.
earl
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From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
established
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From this reading My Lady Dunstanwolde, on her first visit home, bore her sister back with her to the manor, and there established her.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She gave her a suite of rooms and a waiting woman of her own, and even provided her with a suitable wardrobe.
fell
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From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My Lady Dunstanwolde, on her first visit home, bore her sister back with her to the manor, and there established her.
fitness
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From this reading This last she had chosen herself with a taste and fitness which only such wit as her own could have devised.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
gave
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From this reading She gave her a suite of rooms and a waiting woman of her own, and even provided her with a suitable wardrobe.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In her wildest dreams she had never dared to hope that such a thing might be.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This last she had chosen herself with a taste and fitness which only such wit as her own could have devised.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her wildest dreams she had never dared to hope that such a thing might be.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading This last she had chosen herself with a taste and fitness which only such wit as her own could have devised.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
home
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From this reading My Lady Dunstanwolde, on her first visit home, bore her sister back with her to the manor, and there established her.
hope
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From this reading In her wildest dreams she had never dared to hope that such a thing might be.
house
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From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
Lady
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From this reading My Lady Dunstanwolde, on her first visit home, bore her sister back with her to the manor, and there established her.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This last she had chosen herself with a taste and fitness which only such wit as her own could have devised.
manor
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From this reading My Lady Dunstanwolde, on her first visit home, bore her sister back with her to the manor, and there established her.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In her wildest dreams she had never dared to hope that such a thing might be.
Mistress
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From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Lady Dunstanwolde, on her first visit home, bore her sister back with her to the manor, and there established her.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her wildest dreams she had never dared to hope that such a thing might be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My Lady Dunstanwolde, on her first visit home, bore her sister back with her to the manor, and there established her.
only
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From this reading This last she had chosen herself with a taste and fitness which only such wit as her own could have devised.
own
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From this reading She gave her a suite of rooms and a waiting woman of her own, and even provided her with a suitable wardrobe.
piece
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From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
provided
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From this reading She gave her a suite of rooms and a waiting woman of her own, and even provided her with a suitable wardrobe.
rooms
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From this reading She gave her a suite of rooms and a waiting woman of her own, and even provided her with a suitable wardrobe.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her wildest dreams she had never dared to hope that such a thing might be.
sister
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From this reading My Lady Dunstanwolde, on her first visit home, bore her sister back with her to the manor, and there established her.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In her wildest dreams she had never dared to hope that such a thing might be.
suitable
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From this reading She gave her a suite of rooms and a waiting woman of her own, and even provided her with a suitable wardrobe.
suite
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From this reading She gave her a suite of rooms and a waiting woman of her own, and even provided her with a suitable wardrobe.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading This last she had chosen herself with a taste and fitness which only such wit as her own could have devised.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In her wildest dreams she had never dared to hope that such a thing might be.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
there
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From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her wildest dreams she had never dared to hope that such a thing might be.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This last she had chosen herself with a taste and fitness which only such wit as her own could have devised.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
visit
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From this reading My Lady Dunstanwolde, on her first visit home, bore her sister back with her to the manor, and there established her.
waiting
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From this reading She gave her a suite of rooms and a waiting woman of her own, and even provided her with a suitable wardrobe.
wardrobe
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From this reading She gave her a suite of rooms and a waiting woman of her own, and even provided her with a suitable wardrobe.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the earl and his countess went to their house in the country, there fell to Mistress Anne a great and curious piece of good fortune.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This last she had chosen herself with a taste and fitness which only such wit as her own could have devised.
wildest
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From this reading In her wildest dreams she had never dared to hope that such a thing might be.
wit
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From this reading This last she had chosen herself with a taste and fitness which only such wit as her own could have devised.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My Lady Dunstanwolde, on her first visit home, bore her sister back with her to the manor, and there established her.
woman
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From this reading She gave her a suite of rooms and a waiting woman of her own, and even provided her with a suitable wardrobe.
