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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 What a delight it was to take out the first handkerchief embroidered with a coronet, one of those which Diana had got her from Paris.
air
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From this reading Sophy took it out, and shook that delightful sign of new-born nobility into the air on the day of the legal ceremony, which was the day before her two ecclesiastical marriages.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sophy took it out, and shook that delightful sign of new-born nobility into the air on the day of the legal ceremony, which was the day before her two ecclesiastical marriages.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
ceremony
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From this reading Sophy took it out, and shook that delightful sign of new-born nobility into the air on the day of the legal ceremony, which was the day before her two ecclesiastical marriages.
Contessa
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From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
coronet
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From this reading What a delight it was to take out the first handkerchief embroidered with a coronet, one of those which Diana had got her from Paris.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She would not lose a moment that she could help.
day
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From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
delight
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From this reading What a delight it was to take out the first handkerchief embroidered with a coronet, one of those which Diana had got her from Paris.
delightful
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From this reading Sophy took it out, and shook that delightful sign of new-born nobility into the air on the day of the legal ceremony, which was the day before her two ecclesiastical marriages.
Diana
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From this reading What a delight it was to take out the first handkerchief embroidered with a coronet, one of those which Diana had got her from Paris.
ecclesiastical
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From this reading Sophy took it out, and shook that delightful sign of new-born nobility into the air on the day of the legal ceremony, which was the day before her two ecclesiastical marriages.
embroidered
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From this reading What a delight it was to take out the first handkerchief embroidered with a coronet, one of those which Diana had got her from Paris.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What a delight it was to take out the first handkerchief embroidered with a coronet, one of those which Diana had got her from Paris.
got
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From this reading What a delight it was to take out the first handkerchief embroidered with a coronet, one of those which Diana had got her from Paris.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What a delight it was to take out the first handkerchief embroidered with a coronet, one of those which Diana had got her from Paris.
handkerchief
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From this reading What a delight it was to take out the first handkerchief embroidered with a coronet, one of those which Diana had got her from Paris.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would not lose a moment that she could help.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What a delight it was to take out the first handkerchief embroidered with a coronet, one of those which Diana had got her from Paris.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What a delight it was to take out the first handkerchief embroidered with a coronet, one of those which Diana had got her from Paris.
June
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From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
laborious
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From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
legal
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From this reading Sophy took it out, and shook that delightful sign of new-born nobility into the air on the day of the legal ceremony, which was the day before her two ecclesiastical marriages.
lose
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From this reading She would not lose a moment that she could help.
made
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From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
marriage
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From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
marriages
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From this reading Sophy took it out, and shook that delightful sign of new-born nobility into the air on the day of the legal ceremony, which was the day before her two ecclesiastical marriages.
moment
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From this reading She would not lose a moment that she could help.
new-born
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From this reading Sophy took it out, and shook that delightful sign of new-born nobility into the air on the day of the legal ceremony, which was the day before her two ecclesiastical marriages.
nobility
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From this reading Sophy took it out, and shook that delightful sign of new-born nobility into the air on the day of the legal ceremony, which was the day before her two ecclesiastical marriages.
Norton
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From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She would not lose a moment that she could help.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What a delight it was to take out the first handkerchief embroidered with a coronet, one of those which Diana had got her from Paris.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
out
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From this reading What a delight it was to take out the first handkerchief embroidered with a coronet, one of those which Diana had got her from Paris.
Pandolfini
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From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
Paris
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From this reading What a delight it was to take out the first handkerchief embroidered with a coronet, one of those which Diana had got her from Paris.
place
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From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
processes
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From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
rather
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From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would not lose a moment that she could help.
shook
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From this reading Sophy took it out, and shook that delightful sign of new-born nobility into the air on the day of the legal ceremony, which was the day before her two ecclesiastical marriages.
sign
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From this reading Sophy took it out, and shook that delightful sign of new-born nobility into the air on the day of the legal ceremony, which was the day before her two ecclesiastical marriages.
Sophy
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From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What a delight it was to take out the first handkerchief embroidered with a coronet, one of those which Diana had got her from Paris.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WEDDING-DAY.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading What a delight it was to take out the first handkerchief embroidered with a coronet, one of those which Diana had got her from Paris.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What a delight it was to take out the first handkerchief embroidered with a coronet, one of those which Diana had got her from Paris.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
two
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From this reading Sophy took it out, and shook that delightful sign of new-born nobility into the air on the day of the legal ceremony, which was the day before her two ecclesiastical marriages.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
WEDDING-DAY
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From this reading THE WEDDING-DAY.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a delight it was to take out the first handkerchief embroidered with a coronet, one of those which Diana had got her from Paris.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The marriage took place on the first day of June--or rather that was the beginning of the repeated and laborious processes which made Sophy Norton into the Contessa Pandolfini.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What a delight it was to take out the first handkerchief embroidered with a coronet, one of those which Diana had got her from Paris.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would not lose a moment that she could help.
