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abroad
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From this reading To-day she is at Chesney Wold; yesterday she was at her house in town; to-morrow she may be abroad, for anything the fashionable intelligence can with confidence predict.
ally
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From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading To-day she is at Chesney Wold; yesterday she was at her house in town; to-morrow she may be abroad, for anything the fashionable intelligence can with confidence predict.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading The astonished fashionable intelligence hardly knows where to have her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To-day she is at Chesney Wold; yesterday she was at her house in town; to-morrow she may be abroad, for anything the fashionable intelligence can with confidence predict.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To-day she is at Chesney Wold; yesterday she was at her house in town; to-morrow she may be abroad, for anything the fashionable intelligence can with confidence predict.
bed-chamber
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From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
better
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From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading To-day she is at Chesney Wold; yesterday she was at her house in town; to-morrow she may be abroad, for anything the fashionable intelligence can with confidence predict.
Chesney
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From this reading To-day she is at Chesney Wold; yesterday she was at her house in town; to-morrow she may be abroad, for anything the fashionable intelligence can with confidence predict.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To-day she is at Chesney Wold; yesterday she was at her house in town; to-morrow she may be abroad, for anything the fashionable intelligence can with confidence predict.
darts
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From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
Dedlock
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From this reading Tom-all-Alone’s My Lady Dedlock is restless, very restless.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Sir Leicester’s gallantry has some trouble to keep pace with her.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
fashionable
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From this reading The astonished fashionable intelligence hardly knows where to have her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To-day she is at Chesney Wold; yesterday she was at her house in town; to-morrow she may be abroad, for anything the fashionable intelligence can with confidence predict.
gallantry
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From this reading Even Sir Leicester’s gallantry has some trouble to keep pace with her.
gout
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From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
grips
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From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
hardly
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From this reading The astonished fashionable intelligence hardly knows where to have her.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even Sir Leicester’s gallantry has some trouble to keep pace with her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The astonished fashionable intelligence hardly knows where to have her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The astonished fashionable intelligence hardly knows where to have her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
house
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From this reading To-day she is at Chesney Wold; yesterday she was at her house in town; to-morrow she may be abroad, for anything the fashionable intelligence can with confidence predict.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To-day she is at Chesney Wold; yesterday she was at her house in town; to-morrow she may be abroad, for anything the fashionable intelligence can with confidence predict.
intelligence
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From this reading The astonished fashionable intelligence hardly knows where to have her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom-all-Alone’s My Lady Dedlock is restless, very restless.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
keep
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From this reading Even Sir Leicester’s gallantry has some trouble to keep pace with her.
knows
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From this reading The astonished fashionable intelligence hardly knows where to have her.
Lady
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From this reading Tom-all-Alone’s My Lady Dedlock is restless, very restless.
legs
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From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
Leicester's
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From this reading Even Sir Leicester’s gallantry has some trouble to keep pace with her.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading To-day she is at Chesney Wold; yesterday she was at her house in town; to-morrow she may be abroad, for anything the fashionable intelligence can with confidence predict.
more
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From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Tom-all-Alone’s My Lady Dedlock is restless, very restless.
oak
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From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
old
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From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
other
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From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
pace
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From this reading Even Sir Leicester’s gallantry has some trouble to keep pace with her.
predict
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From this reading To-day she is at Chesney Wold; yesterday she was at her house in town; to-morrow she may be abroad, for anything the fashionable intelligence can with confidence predict.
restless
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From this reading Tom-all-Alone’s My Lady Dedlock is restless, very restless.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To-day she is at Chesney Wold; yesterday she was at her house in town; to-morrow she may be abroad, for anything the fashionable intelligence can with confidence predict.
Sir
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From this reading Even Sir Leicester’s gallantry has some trouble to keep pace with her.
some
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From this reading Even Sir Leicester’s gallantry has some trouble to keep pace with her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The astonished fashionable intelligence hardly knows where to have her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The astonished fashionable intelligence hardly knows where to have her.
To-day
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From this reading To-day she is at Chesney Wold; yesterday she was at her house in town; to-morrow she may be abroad, for anything the fashionable intelligence can with confidence predict.
to-morrow
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From this reading To-day she is at Chesney Wold; yesterday she was at her house in town; to-morrow she may be abroad, for anything the fashionable intelligence can with confidence predict.
Tom-all-Alone's
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From this reading Tom-all-Alone’s My Lady Dedlock is restless, very restless.
town
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From this reading To-day she is at Chesney Wold; yesterday she was at her house in town; to-morrow she may be abroad, for anything the fashionable intelligence can with confidence predict.
trouble
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From this reading Even Sir Leicester’s gallantry has some trouble to keep pace with her.
very
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From this reading Tom-all-Alone’s My Lady Dedlock is restless, very restless.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To-day she is at Chesney Wold; yesterday she was at her house in town; to-morrow she may be abroad, for anything the fashionable intelligence can with confidence predict.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The astonished fashionable intelligence hardly knows where to have her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To-day she is at Chesney Wold; yesterday she was at her house in town; to-morrow she may be abroad, for anything the fashionable intelligence can with confidence predict.
Wold
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From this reading To-day she is at Chesney Wold; yesterday she was at her house in town; to-morrow she may be abroad, for anything the fashionable intelligence can with confidence predict.
worse
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From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have more but that his other faithful ally, for better and for worse—the gout—darts into the old oak bed-chamber at Chesney Wold and grips him by both legs.
yesterday
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From this reading To-day she is at Chesney Wold; yesterday she was at her house in town; to-morrow she may be abroad, for anything the fashionable intelligence can with confidence predict.
