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Alice
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From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
away
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From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
bright
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From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
canvassed
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From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
clear
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From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
considerable
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From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
day
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From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
December
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From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
declared
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From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
discouragement
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From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
engagement
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From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
follow
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From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
frosty
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From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
full
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From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
Glencora
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From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
go
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From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
London
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From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
met
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From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
Midlothian
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From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
moon
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From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
moonlight
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From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
night
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From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
now
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From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
out
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From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
Priory
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From this reading The Priory Ruins.
public
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From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
road
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From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
Ruins
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From this reading The Priory Ruins.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
some
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From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
special
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From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Priory Ruins.
there
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From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
very
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From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
weather
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From this reading It was now December, and the weather was very clear and frosty, but at night there was bright moonlight.
Wednesday
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From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Midlothian went away on her road to London on the Wednesday morning, and Alice was to follow her on the next day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was no secret engagement, having been canvassed in public, and having been met with considerable discouragement by some of the party.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On this special night the moon would be full, and Lady Glencora had declared that she and Alice would go out amidst the ruins.
