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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 She was dressed in her brightest of morning dresses, and had quite a levee round her couch.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a beautifully bright October afternoon; all the gentlemen of the neighbourhood were in Barchester, and those who had the entry of Dr Stanhope's house were in the signora's back drawing-room.
all
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From this reading It was a beautifully bright October afternoon; all the gentlemen of the neighbourhood were in Barchester, and those who had the entry of Dr Stanhope's house were in the signora's back drawing-room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was dressed in her brightest of morning dresses, and had quite a levee round her couch.
Arabin
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From this reading The first who came and the last to leave was Mr Arabin.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
attraction
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From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
back
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From this reading It was a beautifully bright October afternoon; all the gentlemen of the neighbourhood were in Barchester, and those who had the entry of Dr Stanhope's house were in the signora's back drawing-room.
Barchester
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From this reading It was a beautifully bright October afternoon; all the gentlemen of the neighbourhood were in Barchester, and those who had the entry of Dr Stanhope's house were in the signora's back drawing-room.
beautifully
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From this reading It was a beautifully bright October afternoon; all the gentlemen of the neighbourhood were in Barchester, and those who had the entry of Dr Stanhope's house were in the signora's back drawing-room.
bright
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From this reading It was a beautifully bright October afternoon; all the gentlemen of the neighbourhood were in Barchester, and those who had the entry of Dr Stanhope's house were in the signora's back drawing-room.
brightest
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From this reading She was dressed in her brightest of morning dresses, and had quite a levee round her couch.
came
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From this reading The first who came and the last to leave was Mr Arabin.
centre
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From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
Charlotte
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From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
couch
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From this reading She was dressed in her brightest of morning dresses, and had quite a levee round her couch.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
day
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From this reading MR SLOPE'S PARTING INTERVIEW WITH THE SIGNORA On the following day the signora was in her pride.
Dr
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From this reading It was a beautifully bright October afternoon; all the gentlemen of the neighbourhood were in Barchester, and those who had the entry of Dr Stanhope's house were in the signora's back drawing-room.
drawing-room
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From this reading It was a beautifully bright October afternoon; all the gentlemen of the neighbourhood were in Barchester, and those who had the entry of Dr Stanhope's house were in the signora's back drawing-room.
dressed
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From this reading She was dressed in her brightest of morning dresses, and had quite a levee round her couch.
dresses
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From this reading She was dressed in her brightest of morning dresses, and had quite a levee round her couch.
entry
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From this reading It was a beautifully bright October afternoon; all the gentlemen of the neighbourhood were in Barchester, and those who had the entry of Dr Stanhope's house were in the signora's back drawing-room.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first who came and the last to leave was Mr Arabin.
following
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From this reading MR SLOPE'S PARTING INTERVIEW WITH THE SIGNORA On the following day the signora was in her pride.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
fragrance
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From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
front
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From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a beautifully bright October afternoon; all the gentlemen of the neighbourhood were in Barchester, and those who had the entry of Dr Stanhope's house were in the signora's back drawing-room.
get
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From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was dressed in her brightest of morning dresses, and had quite a levee round her couch.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MR SLOPE'S PARTING INTERVIEW WITH THE SIGNORA On the following day the signora was in her pride.
house
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From this reading It was a beautifully bright October afternoon; all the gentlemen of the neighbourhood were in Barchester, and those who had the entry of Dr Stanhope's house were in the signora's back drawing-room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MR SLOPE'S PARTING INTERVIEW WITH THE SIGNORA On the following day the signora was in her pride.
INTERVIEW
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From this reading MR SLOPE'S PARTING INTERVIEW WITH THE SIGNORA On the following day the signora was in her pride.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautifully bright October afternoon; all the gentlemen of the neighbourhood were in Barchester, and those who had the entry of Dr Stanhope's house were in the signora's back drawing-room.
lady's
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From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first who came and the last to leave was Mr Arabin.
leave
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From this reading The first who came and the last to leave was Mr Arabin.
levee
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From this reading She was dressed in her brightest of morning dresses, and had quite a levee round her couch.
moment
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From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was dressed in her brightest of morning dresses, and had quite a levee round her couch.
mother
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From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
MR
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From this reading MR SLOPE'S PARTING INTERVIEW WITH THE SIGNORA On the following day the signora was in her pride.
Mrs
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From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
near
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From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
neighbourhood
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From this reading It was a beautifully bright October afternoon; all the gentlemen of the neighbourhood were in Barchester, and those who had the entry of Dr Stanhope's house were in the signora's back drawing-room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
October
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From this reading It was a beautifully bright October afternoon; all the gentlemen of the neighbourhood were in Barchester, and those who had the entry of Dr Stanhope's house were in the signora's back drawing-room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was dressed in her brightest of morning dresses, and had quite a levee round her couch.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MR SLOPE'S PARTING INTERVIEW WITH THE SIGNORA On the following day the signora was in her pride.
PARTING
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From this reading MR SLOPE'S PARTING INTERVIEW WITH THE SIGNORA On the following day the signora was in her pride.
pride
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From this reading MR SLOPE'S PARTING INTERVIEW WITH THE SIGNORA On the following day the signora was in her pride.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was dressed in her brightest of morning dresses, and had quite a levee round her couch.
room
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From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
round
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From this reading She was dressed in her brightest of morning dresses, and had quite a levee round her couch.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was dressed in her brightest of morning dresses, and had quite a levee round her couch.
SIGNORA
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From this reading MR SLOPE'S PARTING INTERVIEW WITH THE SIGNORA On the following day the signora was in her pride.
signora's
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From this reading It was a beautifully bright October afternoon; all the gentlemen of the neighbourhood were in Barchester, and those who had the entry of Dr Stanhope's house were in the signora's back drawing-room.
sister
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From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
SLOPE'S
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From this reading MR SLOPE'S PARTING INTERVIEW WITH THE SIGNORA On the following day the signora was in her pride.
squires
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From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
Stanhope
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From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
Stanhope's
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From this reading It was a beautifully bright October afternoon; all the gentlemen of the neighbourhood were in Barchester, and those who had the entry of Dr Stanhope's house were in the signora's back drawing-room.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MR SLOPE'S PARTING INTERVIEW WITH THE SIGNORA On the following day the signora was in her pride.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was a beautifully bright October afternoon; all the gentlemen of the neighbourhood were in Barchester, and those who had the entry of Dr Stanhope's house were in the signora's back drawing-room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MR SLOPE'S PARTING INTERVIEW WITH THE SIGNORA On the following day the signora was in her pride.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading Charlotte and Mrs Stanhope were in the front room, and such of the lady's squires as could not for the moment get near the centre of attraction had to waste their fragrance on the mother and sister.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a beautifully bright October afternoon; all the gentlemen of the neighbourhood were in Barchester, and those who had the entry of Dr Stanhope's house were in the signora's back drawing-room.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was a beautifully bright October afternoon; all the gentlemen of the neighbourhood were in Barchester, and those who had the entry of Dr Stanhope's house were in the signora's back drawing-room.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MR SLOPE'S PARTING INTERVIEW WITH THE SIGNORA On the following day the signora was in her pride.
