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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 Some time after this last calamity a large party was assembled, one bright October morning, in the drawing-room at The Elms.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
adjourned
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From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Some time after this last calamity a large party was assembled, one bright October morning, in the drawing-room at The Elms.
all
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
aside
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From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
assembled
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From this reading Some time after this last calamity a large party was assembled, one bright October morning, in the drawing-room at The Elms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some time after this last calamity a large party was assembled, one bright October morning, in the drawing-room at The Elms.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
bedrooms
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
bran-new
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
bride
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From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
bright
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From this reading Some time after this last calamity a large party was assembled, one bright October morning, in the drawing-room at The Elms.
bright-coloured
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From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
calamity
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From this reading Some time after this last calamity a large party was assembled, one bright October morning, in the drawing-room at The Elms.
carriages
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
chairs
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From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
commotion
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From this reading The house was full of flowers,--it was full of commotion.
CONCLUSION
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From this reading CONCLUSION.
covered
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From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
covers
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
cut
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
dining-room
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From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
disclosing
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From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
door
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
drawing-room
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From this reading Some time after this last calamity a large party was assembled, one bright October morning, in the drawing-room at The Elms.
drive
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
Elms
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From this reading Some time after this last calamity a large party was assembled, one bright October morning, in the drawing-room at The Elms.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
everywhere
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
feast
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From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
flowers
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From this reading The house was full of flowers,--it was full of commotion.
fluttered
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
front
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
full
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From this reading The house was full of flowers,--it was full of commotion.
gathered
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From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
gravel
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
groups
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
hall
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
house
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From this reading The house was full of flowers,--it was full of commotion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some time after this last calamity a large party was assembled, one bright October morning, in the drawing-room at The Elms.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The house was full of flowers,--it was full of commotion.
large
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From this reading Some time after this last calamity a large party was assembled, one bright October morning, in the drawing-room at The Elms.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some time after this last calamity a large party was assembled, one bright October morning, in the drawing-room at The Elms.
leather
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
lying
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From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
maids
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
Many
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
more
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From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some time after this last calamity a large party was assembled, one bright October morning, in the drawing-room at The Elms.
napkins
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From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
October
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From this reading Some time after this last calamity a large party was assembled, one bright October morning, in the drawing-room at The Elms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The house was full of flowers,--it was full of commotion.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some time after this last calamity a large party was assembled, one bright October morning, in the drawing-room at The Elms.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
orderly
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some time after this last calamity a large party was assembled, one bright October morning, in the drawing-room at The Elms.
people
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
ready
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From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
remains
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From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
ribbons
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
round
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
shining
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
shrubbery
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
Some
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From this reading Some time after this last calamity a large party was assembled, one bright October morning, in the drawing-room at The Elms.
staircase
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
table
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From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some time after this last calamity a large party was assembled, one bright October morning, in the drawing-room at The Elms.
there
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some time after this last calamity a large party was assembled, one bright October morning, in the drawing-room at The Elms.
thrust
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From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some time after this last calamity a large party was assembled, one bright October morning, in the drawing-room at The Elms.
together
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From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
trunks
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
up
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
waiting
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From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some time after this last calamity a large party was assembled, one bright October morning, in the drawing-room at The Elms.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The dining-room door stood open, disclosing more flowers; a large, long table, covered with the remains of a feast; chairs thrust aside, and white napkins lying about as they had been left when the party adjourned into the drawing-room, where they had all gathered together in bright-coloured groups, waiting till the bride should be ready.
white
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From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many carriages had cut up the orderly little gravel drive round the shrubbery in front,--the door had been standing open all the morning, there were groups of people everywhere, even in the bedrooms, and the maids, in white ribbons, fluttered about the staircase, and bran-new trunks, with shining leather covers, stood in the hall.
