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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 "My cousin, Duke," Lady Glencora said, "and a terrible Radical."
Alice
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From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
arrangement
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From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Palliser had taken the Duchess out to dinner, and Alice wished to be as far removed as possible from her Grace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dinner at Matching Priory.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Palliser had taken the Duchess out to dinner, and Alice wished to be as far removed as possible from her Grace.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
bespoken
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From this reading She found herself seated between her bespoken friend Jeffrey Palliser and the Duke, and as soon as she was seated Lady Glencora introduced her to her second neighbour.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She found herself seated between her bespoken friend Jeffrey Palliser and the Duke, and as soon as she was seated Lady Glencora introduced her to her second neighbour.
cousin
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From this reading "My cousin, Duke," Lady Glencora said, "and a terrible Radical."
Dinner
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From this reading Dinner at Matching Priory.
Duchess
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From this reading Mr. Palliser had taken the Duchess out to dinner, and Alice wished to be as far removed as possible from her Grace.
Duke
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From this reading She found herself seated between her bespoken friend Jeffrey Palliser and the Duke, and as soon as she was seated Lady Glencora introduced her to her second neighbour.
end
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From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
far
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From this reading Mr. Palliser had taken the Duchess out to dinner, and Alice wished to be as far removed as possible from her Grace.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
friend
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From this reading She found herself seated between her bespoken friend Jeffrey Palliser and the Duke, and as soon as she was seated Lady Glencora introduced her to her second neighbour.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Palliser had taken the Duchess out to dinner, and Alice wished to be as far removed as possible from her Grace.
Glencora
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From this reading She found herself seated between her bespoken friend Jeffrey Palliser and the Duke, and as soon as she was seated Lady Glencora introduced her to her second neighbour.
Glencora's
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From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
Grace
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From this reading Mr. Palliser had taken the Duchess out to dinner, and Alice wished to be as far removed as possible from her Grace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
introduced
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From this reading She found herself seated between her bespoken friend Jeffrey Palliser and the Duke, and as soon as she was seated Lady Glencora introduced her to her second neighbour.
Jeffrey
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From this reading She found herself seated between her bespoken friend Jeffrey Palliser and the Duke, and as soon as she was seated Lady Glencora introduced her to her second neighbour.
Lady
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From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
like
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From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
made
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From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
Matching
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From this reading Dinner at Matching Priory.
Mr
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From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My cousin, Duke," Lady Glencora said, "and a terrible Radical."
near
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From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
neighbour
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From this reading She found herself seated between her bespoken friend Jeffrey Palliser and the Duke, and as soon as she was seated Lady Glencora introduced her to her second neighbour.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
out
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From this reading Mr. Palliser had taken the Duchess out to dinner, and Alice wished to be as far removed as possible from her Grace.
Palliser
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From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
possible
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From this reading Mr. Palliser had taken the Duchess out to dinner, and Alice wished to be as far removed as possible from her Grace.
Priory
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From this reading Dinner at Matching Priory.
Radical
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From this reading "My cousin, Duke," Lady Glencora said, "and a terrible Radical."
removed
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From this reading Mr. Palliser had taken the Duchess out to dinner, and Alice wished to be as far removed as possible from her Grace.
resolution
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From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
said
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From this reading "My cousin, Duke," Lady Glencora said, "and a terrible Radical."
seated
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From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
second
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From this reading She found herself seated between her bespoken friend Jeffrey Palliser and the Duke, and as soon as she was seated Lady Glencora introduced her to her second neighbour.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
soon
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From this reading She found herself seated between her bespoken friend Jeffrey Palliser and the Duke, and as soon as she was seated Lady Glencora introduced her to her second neighbour.
sorry
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From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
spite
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From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
table
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From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
taken
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From this reading Mr. Palliser had taken the Duchess out to dinner, and Alice wished to be as far removed as possible from her Grace.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "My cousin, Duke," Lady Glencora said, "and a terrible Radical."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alice found herself seated near to Lady Glencora's end of the table, and, in spite of her resolution to like Mr. Palliser, she was not sorry that such an arrangement had been made.
wished
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From this reading Mr. Palliser had taken the Duchess out to dinner, and Alice wished to be as far removed as possible from her Grace.
